Don´t worry, I haven't disappeared in the jungle, I am actually in Mexico City. Just arrived this morning, and it feels suprisingly comfortable here, almost like home.
The past few weeks have been full of totally random events and people. Jess, Melissa, and I went to La Paz and had a great time for about a week, doing absolutely nothing productive. Then they and all of our new friends left and I went to spend some time with this collective, Mujeres Creando. It turned out to be nothing like what I was expecting. I spent about 9 days staying at the house they have, which contains lodging, a cafe, and a health food store. I helped out in the store for a few days, and the whole time was basically quiet. I read a lot, which was great, although shifting from the pace at which we had been moving to that was a little shocking at first.
About 2 weeks ago, while I was at the collective, Jess convinced me to go to Cuzco, so I bought a ticket for the 12 hour direct bus, and went to Peru that Friday. She was with Daniel, who I haven't seen in 3 years...it was GREAT! And I got to meet his really fun family as well. He has a sister, two awesome parents, and like 1000 aunts, uncles, and cousins. I only stayed 4 days in Cuzco, which wasn't enough. We went to the Sacred Valley, where there are a bunch of Inca ruins and where Dani's family has a house. I also did some touristy things...seeing ruins, etc. It was a really great break from La Paz.
But, I did go back to that hectic city in the end, for various reasons. I wasn't excited about it, but I was really fortunate, and a friend of mine, who has a really nice apartment in the flash Zona Sur let me stay with him. This made such a difference...I don't think I could've handled another week at a hostal or the collective where I had been staying. The last week was full of random events. The funniest one was that my friend, Dan, who has lived in Japan for the past year, quit his job and came to South America. So he and I hung out in La Paz!! It was fantastically illogical. Yesterday, we left our hostal at 4 a.m. I arrived to Santa Cruz at 9, and Dan had decided to fly over too, so we hung out during my 14 hour lay over. Ah, the unexpected.
Now, after an overnight flight, I am in Mexico City again. I was really ready to leave Bolivia, but now I am feeling a little nostalgic. I am gonna miss those empanadas!
The past few weeks have been full of totally random events and people. Jess, Melissa, and I went to La Paz and had a great time for about a week, doing absolutely nothing productive. Then they and all of our new friends left and I went to spend some time with this collective, Mujeres Creando. It turned out to be nothing like what I was expecting. I spent about 9 days staying at the house they have, which contains lodging, a cafe, and a health food store. I helped out in the store for a few days, and the whole time was basically quiet. I read a lot, which was great, although shifting from the pace at which we had been moving to that was a little shocking at first.
About 2 weeks ago, while I was at the collective, Jess convinced me to go to Cuzco, so I bought a ticket for the 12 hour direct bus, and went to Peru that Friday. She was with Daniel, who I haven't seen in 3 years...it was GREAT! And I got to meet his really fun family as well. He has a sister, two awesome parents, and like 1000 aunts, uncles, and cousins. I only stayed 4 days in Cuzco, which wasn't enough. We went to the Sacred Valley, where there are a bunch of Inca ruins and where Dani's family has a house. I also did some touristy things...seeing ruins, etc. It was a really great break from La Paz.
But, I did go back to that hectic city in the end, for various reasons. I wasn't excited about it, but I was really fortunate, and a friend of mine, who has a really nice apartment in the flash Zona Sur let me stay with him. This made such a difference...I don't think I could've handled another week at a hostal or the collective where I had been staying. The last week was full of random events. The funniest one was that my friend, Dan, who has lived in Japan for the past year, quit his job and came to South America. So he and I hung out in La Paz!! It was fantastically illogical. Yesterday, we left our hostal at 4 a.m. I arrived to Santa Cruz at 9, and Dan had decided to fly over too, so we hung out during my 14 hour lay over. Ah, the unexpected.
Now, after an overnight flight, I am in Mexico City again. I was really ready to leave Bolivia, but now I am feeling a little nostalgic. I am gonna miss those empanadas!
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