Blogs from Lake Arrowhead, California, United States, North America

Today we visted Occidental College in Los Angles and Claremont McKenna in in Claremont. We had scheduled tours and information sessions for both schools, combined, it took about 5 hours. Occidental was pretty bland but the campus was nice. Claremont McKenna was very cool. We learned a lot about the history of the Claremont College Consortium and the formation of all the colleges that make up the consortium. The town of Claremont is actually pretty nice but it was pretty hot. After the tours we went back to Ana's house in Lake Arrowhead (actually it's located in a town called Twin Peaks!) we hung out wth Ana's friends and family and played a game called Rummikub - we weren't good enough to win any hands but it was a lot of fun! We've got a long ... read more

Just another weekend at the Krusty Cabin.... read more

Thank you Lord for a safe trip back to Cali! Our flights back home were uneventful, other than DJ almost getting detained in Bogota, Colombia for not claiming his back pack at one of the multiple security check points (he was having trouble understanding spanish or englis for that matter, he obviously needs more spanish classes!). Good news was that Breana made it back without getting sick and enjoyed the roller coaster ride. Landed safely at LAX at 7:41pm, retrieved all of our luggage, and cleared customs by 8:30. Morris picked us up and treated us to In & Out burgers (sorry Joel, the camera was in the trunk). We were welcomed back on the mountain by drizzle and thick fog in 35 degree temperatures, weather kind of like Quito (we miss our Canoa weather already!). ... read more

This past weekend I went up to the mountains outside of Los Angeles, specifically to Lake Arrowhead. I've been checking out the Sunday night church service at Christian Assembly in Eagle Rock recently. They had their young adults retreat this past weekend and I thought it would be a great opportunity to connect with other young adults at the church and spend some time with God. I had met a few people at the Sunday night services but didn't know anybody well. So off I went on Friday afternoon, carpooling with a couple of others. The retreat was held at a facility in Twin Peaks, owned & operated by Calvary Chapel. What a great weekend for heading up to the mountains. The weather was perfect. Sunny skies, temperature in the high 60's. I roomed with 4 ... read more