Journals
Sunday,Dec 30 2007, 02:29:38 PMHappy New Year!
I have a new blog site! Please continue to follow my experiences in Bolivia at this new site:
Wishing you the best in 2008. Thanks for reading!
Friday,Jun 29 2007, 09:37:49 PMBack in Red, Yellow, and Green
“Has traído el frió contigo, Clara!” (“You brought the cold back to Pucará, Claire!”), they tell me upon my return from vacation a couple of days ago. I was so anxious to arrive, that despite the bitter cold and muddy streets, I walked around town, greeting my good friend Yuma, stopping by the mayor’s office to let them know I was here, and searching for Osito in the plaza. I felt like years had passed since I was last here, it was nice to see that nothing had changed; the pile of rocks in front of my house was still there and Doña Inez ...
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Friday,Apr 13 2007, 04:53:04 PMEaster in Pucará
Easter has come and gone... and along with it the humid breeze of summer. Saturday we experienced a cold front that required all of gloves, hats, scarves, and té con té (tea with liquor shots in them.) As cambas were arriving in their detailed four-wheel drive vehicles to visit their pariente Pucareños, everyone was wondering whether there would be a fiesta the next day because of the weather. Women huddled by their adobe ovens as bread was made by the kilo and men just decided to begin drinking in anticipation.
Mass was at 3:30 a.m., meant to be ...
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Tuesday,Feb 20 2007, 02:04:11 PMunconventional carnaval...
carnaval is a time of water balloons, comparsas, binge drinking, and foamy string... last year was spent in Vallegrande but this year, i was unable to make it to Oruro for the best Carnaval of Bolivia. i planned on going until i became sick with bronchitis again and had to stay in Cochabamba until I finished my antibiotics. feeling a lot better but longing to get back to Pucara, i decided to cancel my vacation plans and return to santa cruz to take a bus back to vallegrande... unfortunately there were major landslides the day before i was to leave and ...
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Tuesday,Nov 14 2006, 02:08:17 PMRainy Predicaments
I was talking to an old friend the other day online, and upon him asking me how things were going and what I was working on, it occurred to me that it had been quite a long time since I have written in my journal. Let me start off by saying I am at a difficult crossroads with my community, Pucará. In mid-September I was approached by the Vallegrande guide service to teach a new cycle of tourism classes. They want to train new guides and knew I was working in tourism. I was excited at the opportunity to work, as it had almost been a full year of ...
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