Greetings from La Paz!
So just to give you all a better idea of where I live and what I do, here are some photos of what will soon be my regular life again. Firstly, the view from my bus stop. Looking out over the beautiful city of La Paz - although it's looking rather hazy, which is unusual. Anyways, when I head out in the mornings I walk up the street from our house and wait for a bus to come down. There are no typical "bus stops" in Bolivia; anywhere you want to, you can stick out your hand and the buses will stop and pick you up. Rather nice system, actually! Very convenient. The second picture is of me waiting for the bus - yes, I DO always look that happy when I'm waiting for the bus! Ok, maybe not...
And lastly, a picture of Elisa and I. I'll be working with her three days a week, which should be great fun. She and her parents live in a different part of La Paz, but it only takes two buses to get there, and I actually love riding the buses in Bolivia. Hopefully I'll soon have some pictures up of the buses, some of them have to be seen to be believed!
Today was my first time down to the post office again, to mail a letter (it's going to 1224 Judge, but I'm not saying to whom!) and to check the mailbox. And lo and behold, my first official letter of the year, from Dan Fryer! Hooray! Thanks, Dan!
Well, that's all for now. Thanks for reading!
Love,
Rachael
3 comments:
Hooray postal service! That took less than the two weeks they said it would :) Unfortunately that haze looks slightly familiar - on a warm day I've seen it here in Toronto!
Here, instead of bus stops wherever you need them, there are streetcars that have specific stops, but you have to run out into the middle of the road to get them! Fortunately most of the drivers here seem fairly well-trained at stopping for the streetcar traffic. I can't say the same for the cyclists - they seem to have their own unique set of traffic laws!
Glad to hear you've found your routine quickly!
Enjoyed catching up with your 2 latest blogs (& reading everyone else's comments - that means you too Aimee :)
Glad everyone @ school greeted you so warmly Rach.
Thanks for sharing ordinary things like bus stops - helps us picture what's your reality.
I'm curious how long the 2 bus rides take to get to Elisa's.
Wishing you a great week,
xo Beth
Oh the beloved post office. There is something so calming and hopeful about walking into that giant, "echoey" space, and walking up the huge black steps, praying that perhaps there is mail for you, not just Marcello or Carlos. Oh the memories...Remember when we were waiting for that package of tea, and shifting from line to line, questioning the logic of the clearly nonsensical signs...Say hi to Elisa for me (and the rest of the fam). Anna said you watched North and South with Celina...isn't it good? Miss you amiga.
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