Today I went on a hike. After dragging myself up a steep hill for thirty minutes, I saw a bench surrounded by trees. As I turned to sit, I was hit with a wave of dizziness. All of the Bay Area was at my feet. Berkeley. San Francisco. Oakland.
It reminded me of a summer day in Iran. I sat with my cousin at the top of a hike, and all of Tehran was at our feet. We opened cold cans of artificial orange juice. She told me how she was in love and how he'd left.I listened, and watched an old man continue past us.

Today I realized how small I am, and how little I've seen. There's so much left for me to...