off to sorata.. have a great weekend everyone!

Took the kids swimming today to Lake Titicaca.. not in the lake but a friendly hotel who let the home use the pool for the day. All the kids went in a bus with about 4 or 5 kids to a double seat and 3 volunteers and some of a couple of the teachers went in an old ambulance. I'm not sure were they found it. Mum and margaret this is where some of the money comes in usefull. The volunteers paid for the petrol out of the funds they had, and i think a contribution to...

Had a fantastic week away... Booked onto the 6pm bus to Tupiza and made the mistake of walking to the bus station again, i must learn to take a taxi. Got stopped by a 'policeman'outside the bus station. Another scam. They show you fake ID and tell you they have to check your passport and try to get you to go with them, after which they rob you. Luckily it's another one I had been told about and ?%$! off seems to understood, but not a good start to the journey. M...

The move over the weekend all went to plan i think. I arrived back to the old flat on friday to find it totally empty, with just a map taped to the door. They had only moved two blocks but it took some finding and a phone call or two. Do you think that they were trying to lose me? Anyway. we have moved to a house which is bigger. It's set away from the street and is very nice, except that you have to negotiate 3 doors / gates to get in. Also there is a 4th door w...

Hi all.... 4 volunteers left last night so it was a bit of a late one! Feeling the strain a bit today but we had a day off so just the Spanish lesson to get through. Jorge (top teacher) decided demostrative adjectives and pronouns was a great lesson to have with a hangover and gave me homework. Great! Off to Arica in Chile for the weekend with one of the volunteers... to have some time on the beach and be able to breathe normally for a couple of days. Finished ...