Blogs from San Diego, California, United States, North America - page 66

I have been back in San Diego for 3 days, and the culture shock is wearing off. I was sad to think that this amazing experience had come to an end, that it was all over. Then a Camino friend of mine reminded me of what was said at the Pilgrims mass in Santiago. The priest told us "Sanitago is the end of the trail for you, but not the end of your journey. Once you have started, it goes on for the rest of your lives. Everyday you walk the path of your Camino." I had forgotten, that the Camino was only the outward expression of an inward journey. Since then, I have been happy to be back and each day I am living the lessons I learned, and decisions I made on the ... read more

This is a quicky because I didn't spend nearly enough time in San Diego to really get a good feel for it. The main purpose of the day trip was a Padres vs. Red Sox baseball game which the Padres won in front of a surprisingly Boston loving crowd. After a week in the low 80's in L.A., San Diego felt like an air conditioned city. Not that low 80's is horrible, but I'm already spoiled from this climate. The weather was high 60's and partly cloudy the whole time I was there, about 6 hours. I was expecting a modern city but found that it is quite old in many areas, and it has a really nice mix of old and new. That can be said about everywhere I've been so far in Southern California, ... read more

Yesterday, Nate (Seth's friend from Abingdon and our host here) took us to Sunset Cliffs, which are gorgeous rocks that you can climb down and walk along straight into the Pacific Ocean. Seth took pictures, which presumably will be posted somewhere or accesible soon? I don't know, we'll figure it out. We screwed around on the beach, went for a swim and hung out all day: Living like the locals. Today we went to the San Diego zoo with Nate and his girlfriend Tori. I'm always conflicted about zoos because even though it is fascinating and enjoyable to see all of the animals, I am filled with a sense of guilt for the animals. The snow leopard and the elephants especially seemed pitiable. Came back to the house and relaxed while the people who live ... read more

Sweet town, everyone is young and loves boarding. Interesting farmer's market with a blend of hippie artisans and tattooed surfers/skaters. Went to Hodad's, a local burger joint last night where our host's work. Delicious food. Going to the zoo today, more to come. ... read more

I have my suitcase packed and everything ready for the trip. I have been taking care of last minute details over the past few days with mom, getting things like extra shampoo and a gift for my host family. Yesterday we spent all afternoon packing up my things in the house since we have to move out by July 15. Tim will be doing all the moving by himself, which I think is very gallant, but to make it easier I packed all my things already. I didn’t realize though until after all my clothes were taped up in boxes and all my things for Morelia were in the suitcase that I hadn’t set aside any clothes to wear for the last few days I was in the U.S. Duh. Right now I am nervous ... read more