It was really hot when we arrived in Sacramento. However, as we lounged outside for dinner the temperature dropped to a very comfortable level. We had a very nice steak, asparagaus, and corn--all grilled! It was a very nice dinner. We also had a very nice conversation from about 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM. We had a great time.
That evening it was a nice surprise, as I checked my email, to recieve one from Daniel Ortiz, a soon to be sophomore at San Miguel, Tucson. He had recently celebrated his 15th birthday with a big bash and told me about his acceptance to the University of Arizona's Science Engineering Academy. What a great opportunity!
The following morning, Saturday, June 16, Br. Donald took us to the Sacramento Airport as we were flying out to Portland, Oregon. We took a 12:00 PM flight that got is into Portland at about 1:25 PM. After claiming our luggage, we picked up the car rental and headed into the city. That is, after a short detour where I couldn't read the map correctly and got us going east instead of west. We finally made it into Portland. 
Since it was 2:30, by the time Br. Kevin and I made it into the city we decided to head to the Museum of Art where the art of Rembrandt was being displayed. Searching for parking was quite the adventure, but we finally found a lot. We first headed to the Museum cafe as we were starving by this point and had a nice late lunch. The Rembrandt exhibition was a very nice one. In fact, I learned a lot about how spiritual the man was and the Dutch were. It was great because they had these great audio devices to explain some of the art. 
After our visit to the museum, we headed to the Brothers' Community of De La Salle North Catholic High School. We ran into something interesting as we headed to the Brothers' house--a moving house! As we approached an intersection a house was making its way down the street. It was quite the interesting site. We finally made it to the community. Many were present: Br. Jonathan Cord, Br. Dan Morgan, Br. Dominic Beradelli, Gil (a Lasallian Volunteer), and Br. Martin Vu.
We settled in and then had a great Chinese dinner, followed by a pleasant walk through the neighborhood, including seeing the site of the future campus for De La Salle North Catholic.
