Blogs from San Fernando, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 2

trying out this travel blog that meme and leroy are using. first stop: stanford for melissa's match day on march 14!... read more

michael and i tried to make a card that we can hand to other travelers that we may meet that has some contact info for us. we couldn't decide on the image... and we came to this.. what is posted. it cracks me up. if only i had the patience to put curly hair on that lady and remove some for the dude... hee hee. we are watching city of joy with patrick swazye right now... trying to remember all the last minute stuff we have to do tomorrow before we leave and get in the "mood" for india. we have been trying to decide what we are going to tell people when they ask us wehre we are from, since americans are so popular these days. we have decided to take one for the team... ... read more

After almost completing a long list of projects, my pregnant sister in law became very dizzy. Whether it was the rapidly rising southern California heat or the paint fumes, no one knew but after several hours at the local hospital the doctor prescribed home and lots of rest. My brother having gone back to school was in his last week of finals for the summer session which left me babysitter of choice. I was not very qualified, but I was free and already in the house so much to the frustration of my former boss, I delayed working on my required performance evaluation and entered the world of my 3 and a half (as she would have me note) niece. It had been a very long time since I had visited this world but with my ... read more

I am leaving for my journey in less than 2 weeks (Saturday, May 13th). Today I went to Bank of America and took out $1800 worth in Traveler Checks. I plan on using traveler checks, cash and credit card for my stay in Central America. Last week I completed my contract at Tarzana hospital; I had two going away parties, which was very nice. Two of patients gave me hugs, kisses, and kind words. I am still working at St Joseph's, with 6 more shifts left. I have the next couple of days off, so I have been running around tying up loose ends. I plan on calling the Lizama family tonight, to arrange an evening with them. For those who do not know, I met the Lizama family back in March. Mr Lizama was my ... read more

I made my decision to travel to Guatemala back in February 2006. I have always wanted to live in another country and learn another language, but I lacked courage and strenth to follow this dream. I felt that I did not have the strength to leave my support system of friends and family, and I would feel disabled from homesickness. Previously, I had traveled to Nicaragua (Central America region) twice. The first time when I was 20 and the second time when I was 25. On both occasions, it was with a college professor and a group of students. We primarily stayed in the Atlantic region, in the city of Puerto Cabezas. During our time in Nicaragua, we ran health clinics and studied the socio-political history of the region. Each visit was three weeks in length, ... read more