New Orleans kind of picked me. It was my theoretical first choice before I even set out from Los Angeles, and I never really developed a second choice. I wanted to live where I could be myself, and it wouldn't be a big deal to have a lot of body art, be a bald girl, or look different. New Orleans fit. I felt totally at home here, right from the start.
People are very warm and friendly in the South.
But I felt comfortable to move here. I love that. I had a dream before I came to New Orleans of looking at and kind of touring a building. It was quite detailed, realistic, and memorable. I ended up getting to put the shop here and it was all pretty wild.