About this blog

Sean and I moved to Merced, California on May 1, 2011. When interacting with folks around town who hear that we moved from the Twin Cities, the most common response from locals is, "But why Merced?" While my career was the primary reason for our move (I work at UC Merced), we are excited by so many of the opportunities this area has to offer.  In these first few posts I plan to highlight some of the activities, roadtrips, restaurants and markets we have already found in our first three months in the valley, but I will also be updating our new finds as they happen.