Querida Cochabamba:

La tía…la tía, la tía. (1000 points to whoever gets the reference :)) Anyways, I’ve been meaning to write this for so long, but I’ve instead written other things, prioritizing official journal entries over this one, but really it’s been kind of a good thing that this has been put off because now I’ve gotten […]

Earlier this week I had the most emotional day of service thus far. I had my first day of teaching at the orphanage for children with special needs. Just to give a little background: According to my supervisor this orphanage is home to about 60 people of ages ranging from 9 to 50 years old […]

At the risk of sounding cheesy, I kind of had a revelation the other day while I was teaching guitar. Learning to play the guitar is a lot like life. When you first start, it’s exciting, but not as easy as you thought it would be. In fact, it’s actually quite painful. And the bad […]

Well, I’ve reached the midpoint of my experience. It’s weird saying that because it kind of feels that way while at the same time it seems to have flown by so fast. Has it been what I’ve expected? Well, yes and no. Mostly no. Now that doesn’t mean that all aspects have been worse than […]

So, after another day of working with this new dynamic of having another volunteer with me am I still questioning the value of my service? Yes, but not in the same way. In looking at the children, I could see my purpose. I could see it in their eyes, hear it in their voices. My […]

Last week was a bit difficult for me. I came face to face with the fact that I’m new to this. New to this language. New to this place. New to this teaching business. Teaching the chorus to We Are the World/Somos el Mundo was easy enough, but the verses proved to be much more […]

For all you foodies out there, the time has come. One of the first pieces of Bolivian culture that I experienced was the food. In fact, that is currently the majority of the photos that I have uploaded to facebook as of this moment. In fact, Cochabambinos specifically are especially known for their food (and […]

Hope everyone’s doing well! Things are still going great here in Cochabamba and I’ve really started to connect more with the children I’ve been working with which has been wonderful. Last week I had the combination of my most stressful morning and most productive afternoon all in one day. Maybe I’ll go into the stressful […]