I have been here a little over a week, unpacking and arranging stuff on shelves. Getting to know the city. Los Angeles is a big place.
First impressions. This part of Los Angeles County is the most racially and culturally diverse area that I have ever lived in. I lived in Dorchester in Boston, and Manhattan in New York, this is more diverse. I was in the supermarket and there was no 'ethnic group' that constituted more than 10 per cent of the customers, and that is lumping all the European types in to one big ethnicity.
There is a lot of buses, light rail vehicles, rail commuter trains. But this place is full of cars. It will take a lot of public transportation to move Los Angeles.
The weather is wonderful. After the heat of Florida, the ninety degrees here is dry and something to arose rejoicing.
The last post was written from Florida, before I got fully involved in packing. I just set up my computer two days ago. I think I am settled enough to begin writing. Maybe not everyday. I have a minister's retreat coming up.
Congratulations on safe arrival and settling. Welcome back to the web!
Goodness, isn't LA fascinating in the richness of the different peoples? After sending my childhood in the South-East, and a dozen years in LA, it was a great loss in that respect for me to go back to the south from LA for a few years, and now to be in the Midwest. Look around, but find a good auto repair place to keep your car going. You will probably drive several times as far a year as where you lived in Florida.
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