Estudio español mucho

Trip Start Apr 09, 2008

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Trip End Apr 19, 2009

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Hostal Sucre

(Sucre hotels)

Flag of Bolivia Sucre, Sucre, Bolivia
Thursday, May 8, 2008

I sign up for spanish lessons the afternoon I arrived and from then for a whole week I did almost nothing but study. I say almost nothing.. The people in the hostal were great it was more like a new family than just friends they were so nice and everyone looked after each other. We would all go out together to bars and things or play cards or other crazy games or just cuddle up in front of the absolutely tiny TV. I met lots of people I really want to see again. Most of them were English or at least British or Irish.

The studying was hard, really intense, which although it hurt at the time is not so bad now because I have lots of time to waste and some of it can be used to revise what I learnt and increase my vobabulario. I think that I want to learn spanish properly, not just enough to get by, which I guess I have now. I want to be able to talk to locals about music and dancing and politics (which is a hot topic in Boliviar at the moment

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Travelling really gives me an interest in the politics, history and cultural stuff like music. I met a guy here who did a home stay with a local family, he learnt so much more than I did of the language and culture here I would love to give it a try. There is so much out there in the world to learn and so little time to learn it in.

The tiny bit so spare time I had not studying I went to the markets in Sucre with one or two of my new friends, I have it in my head now that I want to buy some South American, Spanish language music because it sounds good, I can dance to it and it will help me to study spanish. I bought some souvenirs and presents too. Still want to get myself the music and clothes but there is plenty of opertunity because I have yet to visit la Paz which is huge and full of markets.

I also went out in the evening I got to practise my dance move on the locals, I am way out of practise but I think they were impressed they were certainly keen. There is a grab a gringo mentality here as in Brazil I think it has to do with the diferent look as well as the promise of money. My money will last forever here. 25Bs (Bolivian Pesos) buys you a nice meal and drinks in a good restaurant in the centre of the city over looking the square in pounds that is about 1.80 (14 peso to the pound). If there is anything that you have ever wanted to do Bolivia is the place to do it, everything might as well be free.

I loved Sucre alot it is a small peacefull city (smaller than Taunton) the atmosphere is great, the only problem is the beggers but you can easily ignore them. I think after Rio it is my favourtie place so far. I could have easily stayed longer but I have other places to visit. Must keep moving.