Translation of workplace in German

There are about fifty families who are having very tight connections. Too tight in my opinion. It's like a small town in this aspect. Joanna though is very satisfied with the place and the atmosphere.
That is why we sometimes misjudge different people with different faithes and creeds, despite the fact that we have only few ideas about their background and about their cultures. Thank you.
We went back and took our bags from the travel agent, where we left them earlier. We wanted to catch the bus back to the station before darkness, as we knew that people drove crazy over there.