Californian vacations in Ann Arbor. In the winter. Really.

It's Winter Break and you're going to school in California and you could pick anywhere in the U.S. to vacation, where do you go? Chances are Ann Arbor isn't going to be high on your list. But in a case of reverse migration that's just what this San Franciscan did. And she wrote about it. Excerpt: "This city is centered around the University of Michigan, and epitomizes the comforting quaintness of the Midwest. Inviting coffee shops like Espresso Royale, The Lab, and Comet Coffee color every street with the opportunity to warm up, study up, and get that much-needed caffeine fix (college students, you hear what I’m talking about!). Proof of how adorable these shops are can be found in the fact that I consumed more warm caffeinated beverages the past 3 days than I have in the past 3 months… although that could also be proof of how f-ing cold I was. Also important to note is that worn down San Francisco-bought combat boots are not very waterproof." Read the rest here.