Cochabamba Stories


It's been awhile...

Hello everyone. It has definitely been awhile. I yet again have been busy with training things. We just got back from our week long technical trip to southern Bolivia. It was HOT HOT HOT. I can only compare it to the Southwest of USA, but with more vegetation. I felt like I was in an oven and then at night I felt like I was in a refrigerator. So,...


My weekly update

First and foremost, my apologies to everyone for not keeping you guys up-to-date with Peace Corps Bolivia. I have been here for a little more than two weeks, but it feels like a month. Training is pretty intense. We spend four hours in the morning in our language class. It’s good to have it, but sometimes I feel like I’m being babied. The language ...


Food in Bolivia

So I have been pretty lucky in the fact that I haven't gotten sick from the food in Bolivia. However, that doesn't mean that the food is good. So when we first got here, we were told that women tend to gain about 10lbs and men loose that amount. My first question was WHY? Well, reason why the weight gain is because the food is pure carbs. I spent a...


Carnaval

So the past few days have been pretty slow because of the holiday, Carnaval, which is like Mardi Gras. Here they like to throw water ballons and shoot people with water guns. I have only been shot a few times because I have been sick with the flu for the past three days, which really sucks when you are roughing it. The family that I am living with do...