Hi! My name’s Alana Kinsella and I am a sophomore at Santa Barbara High school. I was born and raised in Santa Barbara, although I did live in France for a year when I was in 6th grade and Ireland for 7th grade. I came back to Santa Barbara in 8th grade and went to Santa Barbara Junior High School, and now I am at SBHS. I loved travelling around Europe, but I am also very grateful that I live in SB. I love going to the beach with friends, driving up the mountains to see the view of SB, playing beach volleyball during summer, being able to go swimming in the beach or pool throughout the whole year because it doesn’t get very cold here. In my blog I get to tell you a little bit about my life growing up in SB!