The Orphanage Experience: Part 1 ** See "La Mission Valley 2" for the second half of the story.  Look for the Mexico section somewhere on the "Blog Posts" page. ** I'm back in S.D. now, but... wow, what a weekend! Drove down the coastal route of Baja California, Mexico, on Friday arv.  Weather wasn't so good which was a bit disappointing as the view would have been stunning, but we sure got to see some great views when we drove furthe...

The Orphanage Experience: Part 2** Go to the "Blog Posts" page and click on the Mexico bit then "La Mission Valley 1" for the update on the first part of the trip. **We packed up Saturday arv and drove out to the beach where we were gonna sleep the night. So, when someone tells you to bring a tarp instead of a tent so you can sleep on the beach under the stars you expect a nice sandy beach, right? Well, this beach was comprised of rocks averag...

So I lie, I'm no longer in Mexico. But I was a few hours ago.Went down for the weekend with the intention of helping out with the health fair a sister church of ours, La Vina, was holding. Lacking in medical skills and Spanish knowledge, I don't know how much help I was but I did have fun hanging out with the gorgeous l'il kiddies. Los ninos son mucho bonitas.Was stoked to find out how similar Spanish is to French, meaning even though I could speak ve...