Day 6 (La Paz- Lake Titicaca) My friend Madeleine who was also a volunteer in Cochabamba arrived in La Paz in the morning. And by morning I mean like 4am… She had just come back from another trip and now … Continue reading Titicaca- the highest lake on earth

For my two week vacation I went to La Paz and Lake Titicaca from the Bolivian side and Arequipa and Cusco in Peru Day 1 (Cochabamba- La Paz) Even before my trip started, I had to make a tough decision: … Continue reading In La Paz again

Day 1 (Cochabamba-Montero) The 26th of December my host family’s big vacation started. My host uncle kept saying he would pick us up at exactly 4am and we would leave latest quarter past… he forgot to mention he meant Bolivian … Continue reading Bolivian family vacation

Fortunately, after putting all the pills in my body and resting for the day I felt much better on the 24th. I was relieved, because I really didn’t want to miss the good Christmas food I was expecting. The day … Continue reading Christmas in Bolivia

On Monday it was time again to say goodbye to yet another volunteer. We met at a restaurant (as always) and had a last dinner together. One of my friends, however, kept talking about these awesome hamburgers they once had … Continue reading The party is here!

Now that I don’t have Spanish classes anymore and no one to hang out with because everyone works in the morning unlike me, I sleep quite a lot. My alarm usually goes off at 8 AM, but I don’t get … Continue reading Bolivians can drink… A LOT!

This week they turned on the lights of the Christmas decoration that has been hung during the past weeks. Let me tell you something: Bolivians take Christmas decoration very seriously. The Prado, the main boulevard around here, is one big … Continue reading Christmas during summer

In the morning on Wednesday I got my very first tattoo. It hurt a bit, but it wasn’t anywhere as bad as I had expected and I’m happy with the end result. Also this week was the first time I … Continue reading Living a miner’s life

This week I made a real German Kartoffelsalat for my Bolivian family and the other volunteers. In the morning I had to go to La Cancha to get all the ingredients and EVERYONE was staring at me! Why does a … Continue reading Gringa car babes!

After sleeping in and doing nothing on Sunday, Monday was again a normal day. I met with a friend who wants to get a tattoo and wanted to check out a tattoo place, but we couldn’t find it. After walking … Continue reading A visit to the capital