After 2 weeks of going to school in La Paz, we were feeling a little overwhelmed with all that you need to know to learn Spanish. My French has been kicking into high gear- and the little that I learned through high school keeps surfacing. I keep trying to say things in French, thinking that it is another language so it must be spanish. Go figure! The first week of classes, the only other student with us was French, not speaking any English. That didn’t help me any! He kept using french words, which just added to my french repertoire. Luckily, the teacher understood both- so between us, we could understand a little bit of each other. Mark on the other hand, would just watch the conversation such as it was, and nod accordingly. ON week ... read more

Here we are in La Paz , Mexico. WE arrived here via cruise ship, on the Celbrity Mercury- coming thru the Panama Canal. It was a great trip, lasting 12 days. We disembarked the ship 2 days early in order to come here to La Paz. The house we've rented is quite nice- much smaller than we had expected, but it' s just fine for us! Especially us boaters! ALl of the rooms exit to a courtyard, and the only connected rooms are the master bedroom and the bathroom. You have to go outside to get to any of the others. THe days are beautiful- sunny and warm, but not too warm. Thenights are cool- perfect for sleeping- but you need a sweater to go outside. The boardwalk here is amazing- you better start practicing your ... read more