Bolivia Internships

Torotoro, Chapare (failed), Uyuni

Torotoro (7/2–7/3):

During our second weekend, we took a trip to Torotoro. The bus ride itself was four hours and the last three hours were on cobble stone. Not the most pleasant, but I didn’t mind it after a while and was actually able to get a…

Bolivia4WARD

Bolivia4WARD is a tutoring program that originally was created for the children of the many artisans/employees at AHABolivia. However, word spread, and this tutoring program has now expanded to work with different schools and orphanages across Cochabamba. For two weeks, we would have class every day in…

Long Division, Baloncesto, and Spelunking

I’m halfway through my Global Fellows experience! Since I’ve arrived in Bolivia, time has seemed to somehow simultaneously progress at a snail’s pace and faster than I can process. This week, winter break began for the Cochabamba schools, and our program…

Trufis, Blockades, and Solstice

So concludes my first week in Cochabamba — and “eventful” would be an understatement.

My family and friends keep asking me to describe Cochabamba and I’m really lost for words. Our house, up the hill on the north side of town, overlooks a seemingly…

Eco Hotel and Capilla Urkupiña

On 7/5 and 7/7, we had our first chances to go some actual projects that Moscoso Arquitectura is working on, and I have to admit, I am very impressed with their work. On 7/5, we visited the Eco Hotel, which we had seen some of when we went to celebrate San Juan with Javier’s…

Moscoso Arquitectura

Moscoso Arquitectura is a very interesting company. While doing some amazing work, I just feel like I haven’t done very much. At the same time, I haven’t been able to see their work with my own eyes so what do I know. However, reading their stuff and hearing them talk about their work is…