"It's a small world after all"

I know that this is a few days old, (actually almost a week old already) but there are a few things I want to share with you. Last Saturday the three of us girls got to spend the day at Disneyland thanks to my cousin Jamie who works there. What a culture shock. We spent the first 2 hours trying to understand how we got from Skid Row to Disneyland. It was hard for me to justify even being there. New friends that we had met in LA were never going to be at Disney, they were just trying to survive. It was hard to be walking through stores and stores of pointless Disney stuff without felling guilty.

As the day went on, we had an easier time letting ourselves have fun. It was the perfect day to be there. No lines, beautiful weather and a fun place to forget about injustice for a few hours. I think we got to do everything that we wanted to do. We even rode a "Be Orange" ride. It was fun to be doing something different. I was in awe of the creativity in that place. It is amazing to me.

My favorite part of the day was the very last thing we did. "It's a Small World". This ride gets a bad rep, but I think it is so cool. At the end of the ride there is a beautiful scene of all the people in white singing the song in their native language, using native instruments and dance. It is an amazing picture of an ideal world. The more I think about it though, it is what Disney looks like. Although one must be of a certain economic status, people from across the globe come to Disney to find a place where they can be a kid. Race, gender, and religious background do not matter at Disney. I have never heard of fights breaking out there...it seems like there aren't too many places like that in the world.

After we finished at the parks, we got to hang out with my cousin Jamie. It was so fun to be with her and learn about her new life in California. She is just so fun to be around. She took us to a local surf hangout and out for a great Hawaiian supper. Hopefully it won't be so long between seeing her next!

I am continually blessed by the people we meet and the experiences we are having. I thank God daily for letting me be a part of this "ride"