“We Couldn’t Survive”: The Life of a California Family After Evacuation

“They eat here. Now we’re staying in an Airbnb. I go back and forth to get food or water and things like that. Really, to come get hot meals so we can come to eat. A lot of the things that have been helpful are all the donations and stuff Which these guys gave us they’re going to have a wildfire relief night as well and also this other place called Altadena Girls, they’re offering some things as well “Without school, I don’t have much to do. But when I spend time with my mom, aunts, and cousins, they fill my schedule. Even though I don’t really like studying math and not being able to play all the time, I really like school and hanging out with my friends. I always knew the fire would happen eventually, but I didn’t know it would be like this – destroying homes everywhere and disrupting things. And yes, making people unable to get a home or go home to get what they need. I never thought this would happen to Altadena, to our neighbors. It won’t look the same anymore. “It won’t be the same anymore.”