COMMENT BY
Frederic from Brawley, CA
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Brawley, CA
COMMENT
Family oriented community, roots trace back a gene
Having lived in Imperial County all of my life, at one time Brawley seemed so far away, especially since I grew up in the City of El Centro.
My mother was learning English and one of the schools in Brawley had an adult learning program. She had been in the states only a few years before finding herself facing divorce with two young children and not having any family nearby as they were all in Spain.
Yes, my mother is Toledo, Spain, a suburb outside of Madrid, where she spent most of her time working up until she was in her mid-20s before coming to the US with my father who was in Spain fininshing up his degree in Latin American Studies.
My wife is from Brawley, as well as her parents. Both of our children were born in Brawley.
Although as a married couple we lived in El Centro for eleven years, we started calling Brawley "home" in 2003 when we made the move.
While the Imperial Valley is located in a desert and yes it gets quite hot during the summer time, often reachiing 120f, overall the quality of life, despite the heat is one thing that I wouldn't trade living in Brawley or the Imperial Valley for anyday.
San Diego, Palm Springs and other metropolitan areas are 90-120 miles away and make for great get-aways but our home and hearts are in Imperial County.