The City of the Queen of the Angels
As I look back at my trip to Los Angeles, I feel so incredibly blessed. The people, the experiences, the laughter, the struggles, the community, the poverty. We truly experienced it all. I remember reading the blog post from last year and wondering what it was about the trip that made it so hard to answer the question “So how was LA?”, but now I understand it myself. When people ask about this trip or wonder why I was in LA, it is so difficult to explain. It wasn’t just service, but it wasn’t just community and Marianist connection, and it wasn’t just experiencing Los Angeles. Somehow, it was all of that and more, balanced so perfectly. The experiences that I gained are memories that will stay with me for many years to come. One aspect of the trip that I loved was being able to meet with the Marianist brothers in the area. I didn’t know that we would be doing this at all so maybe that is why it stick...