Hotel Monserrat Cochabamba

... statue that looms over the city.<br><br>I´m sure some of you are wondering if I am just really confused and referring to Rio, and while I usually am a bit befuddled, I can assure you that Cochabamba has a Christo tambien. Anyway, it is clearly a total copy of Rio´s idea. In Rio, Christo Redentor stands 33 meters tall, one meter for each year of Christ´s life. Well, Cochabamba was certainly not to be outdone by the Brazilians and ...

... felt like celebrating!! i over emphasized how much i liked it HINT HINT. The family that i am staying with are very nice- a mother, 2 teenage girls and one has a nearly 2 yr old baby girl- so cute!! from a bolivians point of view this family would be seen as rich as they have a house for a start and running water!! to you and me at home this is very poor living- the house is quite big but not done up and i have a curtain separating me from the hall therefore ...

Rose: <br><br> I have had a wonderfully relaxing week in Cochabamba with my relatives - Joerg and Sonia. The perfect place to rest and recover after being in hospital. A joy to spend some more time with the gorgeous dogs too.<br><br> Sonia cooked amazing food. We went to the ...

... not be seen! The building itself looks very Spanish with a courtyard at its centre planted with fruit trees. You can climb on top of the roof for a great view of the city. The "plaza de 14 septiembre" is at the haert of the city and is a lively meeting place for everyone. People seem to while away the hours sitting on benches chatting, whilst children run around and shoe-shiners get busy. From the plaza you can see the beautiful ...

... and it involves paperwork and processing time and etc etc. Argh. So it turns out im going to be volunteering with paediatric patients in the burns ward. Which is fine with me actually, as this is much more practical, i am much more useful and needed, but at the same time it pretty much breaks my heart. These children are all alone most of the day (well apart from medical staff which goes without saying), parents are only allowed in to see them for ...

... out, Reading. With no academic support. I mean the Docs are super smart and answer any of my questions, but I mean more academic structure. For maybe the first time in my life, I'm so excited to go back to classes! So unfortunately, according to the interns, the next hospital is similar. Way more patients, but all I'd be doing is watching, 5 days a week. Which would be fine (same in GVA) if I didn't have a day and a half a week of classes in GVA to follow! In my 1st emails ...

... to recover from the massive partying. As much as I wanted to see it, I had been very much advised against getting a bus to Uyuni on the saturday night cause all the bus drivers would be drunk...and I prefered to go see the world famous salt lakes and deserts and coloured lagoons of southern Bolivia. Plus I'd also been told that to stay one night in Oruro is pretty much impossible, unless you're ready to pay triple the price and for the 3 nights even if you stay just ...

... jeg en kjent stemme; "Maria?" Jeg snudde meg ganske forskrekka, og der var jamen baade Elin og lene tilbake. Hehe, jeg var saa innstilt paa at jeg skulle vaere aleine framover, at jeg ble helt forskrekka naar jeg saa dem! Det viste seg at det ikke hadde vaert plass til dem paa dyrehospitset, at det var foerste gang i hospitsets historie at de hadde maattet si nei til noen. Men de hadde faatt seg en natt i Villa Tunari, hilst paa mange apekatter og faatt noen myggestikk. Jeg bestemte ...

... one exception and have only had diarrhea once. The time where i drew the line and couldnt eat, they were serving pasta, one potato and complete chicken head. I might even have tried it if the kids werent talking to me with theirs and making the heads eat the pasta! I don't think that food eating food should be seen. The kids made short work of them though (once they'd stopped playing) eating eyes, brain, tongue and whatever else and by the end there is ...

... Christ the Redeemer) statue in Rio de Janeiro and this in Bolivia are 33m (108 ft.) tall, because Christ died when he was 33 years old, but the one in Cochabamba is a little bit higher. Cochabambinos say the extra height is appropriate, since Christ actually lived "33 years and a bit". Construction of the colossal statue began on July 12, 1987, and was completed on November 20, 1994. From the statue, there's a great view over all of Cochabamba ...