Most Seattleites would probably agree that coffee and rain are the two constants here. Nothing is better than going through the Starbucks drive-thru before heading out on a typical rainy day, right?

Each year, SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival) gets a little bigger, placing the burden of selection not on a trustworthy and knowledgeable curator, but on the festivalgoer. 

Ngan Nguyen, 15, arrived in Seattle from Ho Chi Minh City just 10 months ago.