Blogs from Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, South America - page 6

Jeffs gone. Its like a part of the comedy at the institute has vanished. Jeff was a priest and very comical and even talking to him for about 2 years if you hadnt known he was a priest, you would have no idea of his spiritual dedication. Apparently since yesterday was some sort of holiday there was large crowds gathered around at the Prado. I didnt know and Hanging out with Jeff anyway yesterday was more rewarding. At the school yesterday we all planned to meet at the institution gate at 645pm to go celebrate the leaving of the 5weekers. Brenedatte leaves, Sean and Gina leave friday and Jeff left today. Hard saying goodbyes. WEll yesterday after class and watching Life which is like national geographic but brittish and a little better produced I made my ... read more

8/26 Miss Bolivias on tonight. Pretty cool IM sitting in front of the TV with my laptop waiting for the show to start. I missed Miss Universe and apparently from what others were saying Miss Mexico Won?! sweet GO MEXICO. So I guess in the past week I got myself famous some how down here? I would never classify myself as famous but my mom and sister here and some others keep saying Im famous. HAHA I havent done shit just another person here with their laptop. Guess when you talk to the right people and tell them your a dj from california the word just spreads like mad. I got myself headlining some event comming up and no ones even heard me they just know that Im a dj from california. Its funny because supposedly ... read more

Currently preparing a progressive house set possibly to introduce to Alex who has a similar music taste to me and after talking to her today she said she was going to call dj Cycle whos like the biggest dj in the area maybe he'll let me spin at the club or something I need to definately do and bring home the story. NOt going to lie there have been many close calls that probably could have ended my fragile life which is probably why Im in the current mood Im in. So why not bike the most dangerous road in the world right? Some of us are already planning on it. WEll apparently this comming weekend starting friday John and I along with many at the school are going to this national park area called Chapare. ... read more

The Guest House (or Casa de Huespedes) is where I spend most of my time, from the cold Bolivian nights to the lazy Bolivian afternoons. It is a spacious 5000 sq. feet, 8 bedrooms (i think), 6 bathrooms, and has amenities such as electricity (common in Bolivia), running water (also common), and wireless internet. There is no heat or air conditioning, however; those things are not necessary as the temperature is fairly constant: nights are about 40F, days around 80F. I am here during the winter, so it is a smidgen on the colder side, but it is completely livable with a hoodie. Our average day here: We wake up around 8:00 am, after a long struggle to get out of the covers because the house is freezing, and stalk like zombies into the kitchen to ... read more

Wow...what happened to my week? Just got back from the park up the street and was reading Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. Left for the park at about 5pm and since Ive been hung over all day sleeping and reading various books I decided to get some sun before she went down. As I approached the park there is a fairly large firing envoloping a the nearest valley of tunari smoke covering a small part of cochabamba as little seem to care. There greeting my entrace to the park is a little girl in red with her father learning how to ride a bike. Looking at the father then looking at the little girl I noticed for a split second the look of frustration on her face as tear marks were on her cheek. ... read more