first impressions

I'm not quite sure how to start, so I'll just try getting started. My whole experience with my holocaust survivor, Bob, was both enjoyable and strange (in a good way). First of all, I've never heard of a place called Palos Verdes (it was a long ride but the breeze was nice) before, and when Sara and I arrived early, something flew by the car and it scared the living daylights out of me, hahaha. It turned out to be a peacock! I've never seen a peacock before, and I was in utter amazement. The way they flew, their bright colors, and their long tails left me speechless. And then the weirdest thing ever happened. I heard a meow! Bob latter told me that peacocks make those sounds, and I couldn't help laughing because I thought there was a cat outside. Anyway, after Sara finished taking pictures of those birds, Luz finally came. I guess she was shocked to see peacocks too, hahaha. We went to the house and we finally met Bob. There was something strange about this whole meeting. I came prepared to meet a holocaust survivor, but here in front of me was a regular happy man. As we entered, we were again surprised by an animal, but this time it was a dog named Charlie. Wow, that dog was so hairy! He was so hairy that he had more hair than me, lol. As we got comfortable and ate some of Bob's delicious finger food (Luz ended up eating 4, lol), Bob gave us his holocaust survivor story. Although he told his story in a chronological and historical way, I could see the emotions he was feeling through his face.
Sometimes he tried being very serious, but others you could see his sadness for those that he lost, as well as his love for his wife, Judy. Throughout his story, I myself experienced moments of happiness, as well as sadness. But it didn't hurt that we were all laughing throughout, enjoying what I thought would be a very serious and depressing interview. I would have never guessed that a person could be so happy and have such a wonderful home full of loved ones after going through such a life-changing event. But here he is, bob, a regular cool guy who has recently graduated from LMU and has decided to quit being an engineer after forty years because in his words, "he was bored with it." Bob deciding to become a teacher has really inspired me because it lets me know that even at the age of 75, a person has a lot left to offer to the world. Although I was initially amazed by the peacocks, they didn't even enter my mind after meeting Bob. And I have no doubt in my mind that when we said our good byes and left his home, I have just been told one of the greatest stories I will ever hear in my life.