Sunday, Sept. 20

I left Boston with such love and support, all five siblings, Mami and Papi sent me off. As a surprise Fran showed up with Chris, Tori and Danny, all bright faces considering the early morning hour in which I left. From Boston I headed to L.A., where I was greeted my Dana and his buddy Brysan, I couldn’t have been in better hands. The guys took me to Vince Beach where both Dana and I decided to go swimming in our clothes (good thing I packed extra clothes in my carry-on). After that we went to Santa Monica and walked around. For dinner Dana treated us to Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, which was delicious! Following dinner it was back to the airport for my connection to Auckland, New Zealand.