I’m sure by now you have come to the conclusion that instead of finding the city of Cochabamba, I found the edge of the earth and slipped right off. Let me allay your fears. I am alive and well and am back in Santa Cruz. But after three weeks of being separated from my computer, I have lots of experiences to share with you all!
Let me start by filling you in with exactly I have been up to since you heard from me last. Three weeks ago tomorrow, the other four SALTers and I left Santa Cruz for Cochabamba, Bolivia to study Spanish. Cochabamba is about eight hours by over night bus to the northwest of Santa Cruz across the mountains. I was told it was a good thing we were driving at night because during the day, the drive is terrifying.
For three weeks, we spent four hours a day in class learning verbs, conjugations, and prepositions one on one with a Spanish tutor. We all stayed with different families and had a wonderful time exploring the city and making mistakes in Spanish.
We now have a week more of training and orientation at the MCC center in Santa Cruz before we start our placements next Monday!
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