We're Outta Here!!!!!

WOAH!!! We're through one year. We are home for over 2 months and we'll be back here in Cochabamba August 8th. We haven't been writing much lately, because of our new toy, a Honda XL 185 motorcycle. John's only fallen bad once, and dropped the bike a lot. Cracked the engine in 2 places, lost a headlight, and broke off one of the brakes. So we've been breaking it in well. We love it.

So we enjoyed it here. Great new friends, and we really enjoyed teaching. Jenny loved her first year. But the best part of the teaching profession is the next two months. We are excited to come home for June, spend time with fam and friends we miss, head to classes for our Master's Degrees in Costa Rica, and then to Europe to visit Beth, Dave, and Lucas!!! It will be our first time meeting our nephew Lucas!! We will post more this summer as we travel from Madrid to Rome.....HAPPY SUMMER!!!!!

Spring Break Part 2

So Jenny normally writes, but my turn to write about the second half of our spring break, because she wasn't there!!!! She and Bill got to hang out for three days in a hospital room.

We on the other hand missed them but had a great time wine-tasting, and then flying across the country to beautiful Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, and I had to take the best friends ever to Isla del Sol. We had a wonderful time. It truly is a paradise. I am so thankful that Wilo, DMac and KLo got to spend some time there. We hiked, carried bundles of hay for some locals, and sat and enjoyed the beautiful lake. And again- Wilo, DMac, and KLo- wouldn't have been the same without you- thank you for showing us love by coming down and spending time with us. It really did mean so much to us. (Or were you just using us to come see Bolivia???) You can use us again next year. We're definitely going to the Salt Flats next spring break!!!!

Spring Break pics

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Spring Break

It will make you want to come for a visit!

Spring Break part 1

Oh my gosh…Is it really May?? Does that really mean that we will be back in the States in less then 1 month?? We have survived our first year in Bolivia! And I don’t think we would have made it unless our friends had come down for a visit this past Spring Break. Karen, Diane, and Chris, Thank you. We could not have made it if you did not come. I am not saying it bad down here, just saying, Man we really miss our friends. It was good to have a ‘taste’ of home. (Thank you for all the treats you brought us!)

It is Amazing how much fun can be packed into one week. Here is the run down of all that we did.
* hung in CBBA. Ate good food, ran up Christo, showed off our school (me judging my kids a the science fair), and headed to the largest open-air market in the western hemisphere.



* Then night bused to Potosi, where we went caving and then broke into what used to m the famous World Mint. At one time, all coins in the world were made here. Bill even made his own coin. (John and Chris were not here because Chris missed his flight and John had to go and meet him in Sucre.)

* They made it just in time for us to take the next overnight bus to Tupiza where we were met at 3am by our new friends the owned the hostel where we would being staying. (Ariel and Sylvia, we miss you!)



* Woke up early and met our new four-legged friends. We started our 2 day horse back riding tour through beautiful landscape that We had never seen before.





Bill had a rough time when horse took off at full speed around the corner and tried to jump the hole behind him. Only had a broken rib-WAY PAINFUL. I decided to stay with Bill, while the rest of the group continued on. Glad I stayed, no way Bill would have survived the 21 hour train ride with out me...:)
















Next Spring Break the plan is to hit up the Salar de Uyuni (salt flats, if you want to join us.)


John will do part 2 soon! I will post the pics to web album then!!