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First of all, I want to start this blog post by giving my 100% respect for all of the young generation going through 2020 so far. Although as an adult, I do see lessons learned, as a young adult, it just feels like a bad dream!  That said,  this is where my side of the story starts and how amazed I am at what can actually be accomplished, considering the rapid changes that all of us are going through, one way or another. My daughter, Valerie, was in her Junior year at UCLA when the coronavirus hit the US. She was studying hard, taking classes, and having the time of her life, living the full college life experience.  I of course was very worried and spoke to her often, watched the news and tried to figure out what the next move should be. I wanted her home, she wanted to stay!!  She was angry, confused and hurt all at once.. She could not understand how I could want her home after all the hard work it took to reach her dream - UCLA.

Rainy season yet - or not? This is the famous question every year. Right about this time of year, right after Easter; we start to get a short but strong amount of rain. The rain is actually well welcomed due to the last few months being extremely hot and dry. The plants are drained and so is everything else, including me, so when those first drops happen there is shared happiness and festive feeling in the air around town. Theses rains are usually a refuel of water for plants and rivers to carry them thru what is the last stretch of summer. Summer technically ends in May. Once May hits you can officially say that rainy season will start at any moment.