Utah Business For my fifth birthday, my grandmother gave me a hardcover book called
The Sea. This single gift determined the direction for the rest of my life.
The images in that book came to life in my mind as I imagined being underwater with them. Some were magical and inviting like the colorful fish, sea stars, and octopus. Some were frightening like the sharks and giant squid. The hours I spent looking at the pictures in that book turned into years of fascination with the underwater world.
One of the pictures showed a scuba diver and I asked my dad what his job was. A marine biologist was the answer, and so that’s when I decided what I would become. That idea became all the more real when “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau” began to air on television every Sunday afternoon. From then on, whenever adults would ask what I wanted to be when I grew up―I said I wanted to be a marine biologist.
Reimagined for COVID-19 Protocols, Local Museums Excited to Welcome Public Back
As rate of coronavirus transmission slows in Santa Barbara County, residents and visitors alike can take advantage of more and more reopened museums, the zoo and activity programs
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation has reopened in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone but has not yet increased visitor capacity to 50%. (Jade Martinez-Pogue / Noozhawk photo) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
May 9, 2021
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After nearly six months of closure, a sense of normalcy flooded MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation as little kids zoomed around from exhibit to exhibit, eager to get their hands on one of the many interactive displays the Santa Barbara museum offers.
(Photo credit: Karen Chazanovsky)
Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ynez Mountains, charming Santa Barbara exemplifies the Mediterranean lifestyle to the degree that it s often referred to as the “American Riviera.” Santa Barbara is the ultimate seaside town for those seeking a balance between leisure and adventure.
Here’s how to spend a weekend in paradise!
How to get there
I’m partial to road tripping from San Diego, which takes about 3.5 hours. If you prefer to fly, there are direct flights from Los Angeles. Insider tip: direct flights from San Diego will begin in June 2021.
Where to stay
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Learn about the author and editor of the book Voices of the Grieving Heart , where forty writers share their journeys through loss, grief, transformation and healing. You’ll meet Monty the penguin, a new social media celebrity from the Santa Barbara Zoo who’s featured in a new children s book. You’ll hear from Heidi McPherson of the Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County. And finally, we ll head to Fort Hunter Liggett, where an 80th anniversary Open House is planned for later this month.
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