Travel

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…

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…