Welcome to California! Santa Barbara is sooooo beautiful. And the weather has been so nice here (Cali): hot enough to be beautiful on the beaches. I hope that you have fun! Its a go-to place for most people who live in California...and the food is AMAZING!

My husband used his student id to buy my computer from Apple as well, it was $100 off and I think almost the same off of the Apple care. If you work for a company or have AAA, you may be missing out on a lot of discounts so you should look into that. I know AAA members get discounts at tons of hotels, at outlet malls (in Cali), and once upon a time at Best Buy! My husband's company gets 20% of phone service at Verizon & AT&T.