Guest 1.3: Andrew M.

Our favorite guy from San Diego was back in October for two more nights!

Guest 20: Veronica P.

Veronica and her friend stayed with us for a couple of nights on their USA road trip from SanFran to Vegas. They are from London, so I enjoyed my brief chat with them in the morning before they left. Sadly, they were here for a bit of a downpour so they didn't really get to enjoy any sun while here.

Guest 19: Ramona L.

Ramona, her husband, and their 10 month old daughter were taking a 10 week long vacation in San Diego as part of their parental leave (German government is so generous!) and wanted to check out the LA/Santa Monica areas. They booked relatively last minute because they weren't sure how well their daughter would do with the drive, but they arrived in good spirits (despite 405 traffic).

Guest 18: Hirono Y.

Hirono, her husband, and their 1 year old daughter from Japan were our next visitors. Hirono had been in school here in LA and wanted to bring her husband to meet her friends after having now been back in Japan for a while. They were wonderful guests... also brought some small gifts from Japan - mostly for Penny & Lily.

Guest 17: Slava C.

Slava and his newlywed wife Maria stayed with us for 11 nights in September. They are officially the longest stay so far and it worked out well. They are from Russia and were very adept at getting around either by bike (borrowed ours) and/or bus. I haven't yet tried the Russian tea they brought, but the girls liked the gingerbread and I have been putting our fruit in the traditional Russian dish they also gave us as a hosting gift. So sweet of them to bring something from home! I didn't return the kindness with a gift since I figured it was simply a business relationship. Though I did figure later that it's possible most business transactions come with a gift in Russia.

Guest 16: Eva L.

Eva and her highschool aged son, Collin, are in LA from Germany so that her son can participate in a 2 week internship with an editing shop in the film or TV industry (I don't recall the full details). His internship is in Hollywood so the drive in the morning might be rough, and they aren't staying with us but for a few nights of their 2 week stay (we are booked up!), but I'm glad it worked out for them to stay at least a few nights.

Guest 15: Kate G.

Kate and her sister were visiting Cali from the east coast (Kate from NY and her sister from PA) and stayed with us for two short nights. They were pretty cool even if slightly on the quiet side.