UCSB

USCS is the University of California at Santa Barbara. My sister-in-law went to UCSB. It was wonderful to visit her. The campus was right on the beach, northwest of Los Angeles about 100 miles.

I know UC Santa Barbara is a good school, rated high for colleges, has something like 5 Nobel Prize winners, requires a 3.71 GPA just to apply, etc. etc. But that's not why I liked to visit my sister-in-law. It was for the beach, the bike riding along the beach, the swimming in the ocean, the friendly students, the warm weather, Mission Santa Barbara, the museums, the zoo, the arts, sailboat cruises, the golf courses, the Botanic gardens, tide pools, open air markets, the parties, well, you understand.

There's even a butterfly reserve. It is free to go in and the butterflies land right on your hand. They are gentle and graceful. And don't forget to visit Solvang, a Danish town with the best pastries and shops around. If you are thinking of attending UCSB, I would say, Yes.