I’m still getting used to it, but the longer I’m here the more I like it. From the center of LA you can drive for an hour in any direction and be at the beach, the mountains, or the desert. If you come here solely for Hollywood, you will get bored and burnt out quickly. but there is definitely far more to do than most people expect. There’s a growing activist/biking/counter-culture community, and a lot of contemporary museums and galleries that are worth checking out. It’s all about going under the surface – because the surface (Hollywood) is really not that interesting.