Miss transvestite bolivia

Trip Start Jun 25, 2008
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Trip End Dec 17, 2008


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Sunday, September 21, 2008

This week, things seem to be settling down. There were dialogues between all the prefectors of departments and the president, here in Cochabamba. Meanwhile the road to santa cruz has continued with the famous roadblocks and beef is more and more scarce, but gas has returned, transportation in the city is normal, and the people are calm as always on the streets. I went to meeting on friday to discuss the situation here and how dangerous it really is- the important points I came away with, (in case any of you are afraid for my safety) are as follows.
-the embassy is still open, its just not functioning as normal
-the embassy´s relationship with bolivia is not a good indicator of my actual safety day to day.
-the most important way to stay safe is be connected with the bolivian people, they are the ones that will know if things really are dangerous or not, the news of bolivia, and the US is not to be trusted (they both have ulterior motives)
-it seems the US would like to make things seem more out of control here (without their ambassador present) than things really are, the evacuation flights and american airlines canceling may be more hype than anything else.
-as always, be prepared for things to get bad, but dont expect it
Here I am living with a bolivian family, keeping in touch with my family and not feeling at all unsafe. I feel quite sure after reading the phoenix statistics for violent crime, that bolivia is the safer place to live´:-)
Enough about that stuff, last night I went to the miss transvestite bolivia competition. While this is not a community that I have had much contact with in the past, I went with some friends that are volunteering in one of the great HIV prevention groups here in Cochabamba.  It was interesting and entertaining to say the least.
Lots to learn here as always. love to all.-
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