What do you love most about living in the East Bay?
"I love how quiet it is. There's a more relaxed attitude that really makes going home peaceful. I moved to the East Bay because I fell in love with the Bay Area when I was at school at UC Berkeley. I experienced San Francisco, got it out of my system, and moved back to the East Bay. I had enough of the constant sirens, the cramped, expensive living spaces, and the hills!"

What are your favorite East Bay haunts?
"I love visiting College Avenue and 4th Street in Berkeley. It's a great place to just people watch and enjoy an afternoon with delicious food and shopping. I love the El Cerrito Rialto Cinema, one of the few places in the East Bay you can go watch a movie, order a pizza, and a bottle of wine."

Flower girl! Olga sits pretty at Albany's Flowerland in a Zara top, Acne skirt, and BCBG belt.

Photographed by Anna-Alexia Basile