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Into the Mountains of Merida
We caught a night bus from Maracay to Merida that arrived at 8 the next morning. The bus was freezing cold and we arrived frozen half to death. Definitely the coldest night bus of all time. Merida was cool and it warmed up a bit in the afternoon. The posada (guest house) we´re staying at, Luz Caraballo, is nice and has hot water. We decided to head …
Day 3
... find the whitest man in the airport). Big man, a paediatrician. He brought his 9 year old son, Miguel, along. They gave me a welcome gift of a hat that Chavez' opponent in the recent elections wore (not the actual hat) throughout the campaign but advised me not to wear it outside - "because the country is deeply politically polarised". We had a a great spin and chat back to Merida (over an hour away) through some of the most stunning scenery I've ever encountered! Miguel ...
Crossing the Border to Venezuela
... of places to choose from to stock up on Bolivares. Originally, we had planned to go into the center of town, but given the early time of day, it was unlikely anything would be open yet. Also, the rates at the bus station seemed very good (indicated by the meager 0.5% - 1% difference between the buying and selling rate).
After visiting virtually all the casas de cambio in the bus station and checking and double checking their rates, we were able to buy Bolivares at 211 ...
Living the good life
Life in Mérida. I would have never expected it to feel so normal living here. I still am in love with the mountains and the people and the culture, but now everything is just normal. It's not so exotic anymore, but it feels pretty neat to be assimilated (as much as a gringa can be) in the culture.
School has started and classes are great! I've only seen two classes so far because there's an outbreak of swine flu and some classes were canceled to ...
Venezuela
... get one inkling of negativity when I told them I was an American. They were more happy to hear that I gave their country a chance and didn’t care one way or another about American politics. If you get into baseball talk with these folks though-- you better not have much to do for about 20 minutes, as every person I spoke with was passionate about their players (many of whom are major leaguers) and their teams. I love baseball, so that was alright with me.
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