Let me remind you our trip to Mexico was canceled and our new destination was unknown, but like Forrest Gump said, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” So in the scenario we opened our box of cities and out came San Diego, California.
San Diego
I can’t lie, this week was like vacation. Not to say we weren’t busy but no matter what we did it was usually sunny and 70 degrees with a slight refreshing breeze. We spent one full day at Mission Beach surfing and swimming, ending the evening with a beach bonfire and smores. Another day we performed at the world famous San Diego Zoo on the same stage the sea lions had their show right before, which was pretty humorous to see us all dancing hoping no one slipped and fell in the mote that surrounded the stage. After our show at the zoo we had the afternoon off to go see the animals, like the pandas and giraffes, my personal favorites. One of the days there we got to go to the mexican border and have an immigration debate which until now I never understood how important and impactful the issue of immigration really is in America. The same day we had the opportunity to meet foster children and have a discussion panel with them about the foster care system in the USA. It was very eye opening to say the least.
Aafke and Camilla at a baseball game in San Diego
Besides all these days the best day was saved for last. On our day off with our host family, Hans from South Dakota, Aafka from Holland, Camilla from Denmark, and I went to the Cincinnati Reds professional baseball game. it was so cool to see my home team from Cincinnati play in a different city, even though my team didn’t win it was still amazing. After the game we went to a place called ‘The Village’ where there were neat little shops, sailboat rentals, picnics, musicians playing, etc. It was so beautiful and fun, it made me truly sad to leave San Diego, my amazing roommates and host family. But, the journey goes on and it looks like the next piece of chocolate in our box is 107 degrees and called Tucson, Arizona.
-by Alex Lippert, USA
