Los Angeles, Again

Our first trip to visit Emma's family in Los Angeles was too short due to the long bus ride, so yesterday we decided to go again. We split up into two groups. Elizabeth, Gianni and Jasmine stayed in Granada. They experienced the Cultural Train, studied Spanish and spent time with their respective host families. Emma, Porter and Kurt took a mini-bus back out to Los Angeles for the day.


We left at 8:00 am and went to the supermarket to pick up food for the family. The ride out proved quite interesting due to recent rains. We had to cross many deep puddles, some well above the top of our tires. Some of the houses along the way were very flooded. We arrived by 10:00 am and enjoyed the day with family and friends. Emma's mom cooked us her favorite lunch. We shared stories and played games. We left just after 5:00 pm and went to visit another community, Malacatoya. We toured the high school that was painted last summer by Emma, other AMIGOS volunteers and local youth. We set out for the long ride home in the dark, arriving back in Granada at 7:30 pm. With little energy for dancing, we went off to eat and sleep. Photos start here.