I got up early and had a bite to eat with my family. I had my lesson today with the adorable Betty. She's normally very cheery but seemed a bit jaded today but then we did lots of conjugation exercises so that probably took its toll on her! We covered the past tense in-depth and then had a break. During the break Joaquin (jefe/boss) told us about the Cha'pari trip into the jungle and flies that lay eggs under your skin...ahh..heeby-jeebies! I had a hot chocolate ...

I got up at the right time today and then went to my classes with Ingrid. She used to be a lawyer so we chatted about law for an hour (can you believe it Monty, in the heart of South America and I chatted about law for an hour WTF!). On my break I chilled out in the courtyard with Marco and Ruben who's just arrived from Argentina. He's from London. Joaquin told us about an expedition to the jungle on Friday for three days. I can't wait as I've never been to...

I slept in today and so I ran out the house with a roll of camu camu. I reached the school just in time for my class. I had my lesson with Luzmila who I think is one of the best teachers! My Spanish seems to have improved greatly after my last class with her. We revised past and future and did various exercises. On my break I chatted to my Austrian mate Marco in the sunny courtyard! The second half of my lesson went really well and at one point you could hav...

I had a very long lie-in for Bolivian standards until 9am. My legs were stiff and a bit sore. I had a warm shower and that woke me up a little. My lips were all flakey because of the sun, altitude and being dehydrated from the alcohol. I had breakfast with the family in the garden while the sausage dogs ran around biting each others tails. The shoe repair man came and repaired my leather shoe for only 50p! I tidied my room which unlike me was a bit of a tip as I ...

I got up at 4.30am and was given my packed lunch by Marina who incredibly got up at that time just to make me fresh rolls..(aww..what a great mummy!) My real mum would never do that for me..(eh mum?) Today is Dia Del Madre in Bolivia funnily enough when children show gratitude for the suffering their mothers have experienced bringing them up. This isn't the tame Mothers Day we have in Europe. No, here they have a huge party with all the relatives..and the mothers...