Hey hey hey everyone. I am so excited that I can do titles again that I am going to go back and put titles on the last few posts I have done, so that it will look neater. I am in a cybercafe in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and the guy who runs the place (he is probably 15 years old) is playing Brazilian Techno really loud and there is another kid (who is probably 8 years old) who is dancing very enthusiastically in the doorway. I wonder if it is an elaborate plan that they have made in order to to attract business.
Sorry about the lack of pictures. The camera needs new batteries, and I have been on the bus for a long time. Yesterday and the day before that I came from La Paz to Santa Cruz on an 18 hour bus ride. We got stopped three times so that they could check for drugs. In all there were probably like 3 hours of delays because of the drug police. I sat next to a lady whose dad is half Japanese and half Turkish. Her mom is Bolivian. She was kinda interesting, but she talked for probably half the trip, which when you are on an 18 hour trip, adds up to a lot of talking. She was one of those people who only listen to you for long enough to know what to talk about themselves next. I guess that is kind of like this blog, huh? You all can make comments, but mostly it is all about me! I was also worried because there were like 5 families on the bus who had babies. But all of the babies were pretty good for the whole trip, even though they were really stinky.
Last night I slept in a dorm room with 2 other guys. One is from Sao Paulo, and lived in Boston for 2 years. He was really laid back and cool. The other guy is from Wisconsin and kept talking about 3 things. The first thing was how awesome it was that he spoke Spanish and Portuguese so well, after only one semester abroad. The second thing was how awesome it was that you can get drugs so easily in South America. And I forgot the third thing cause I kind of stopped listening to him after the other two things. I hope that he gets picked up by the drug police.
There are tucans in our hotel. You can hold them and everything. I have almost gotten pooped on like 4 times cause I always want to hold them, and cause they poo a lot. This morning I wore sandals to the bathroom and they both started attacking my toes with their huge beaks.
I leave tonight at 6 oclock for Paraguay. Supposedly it is a 30 hour ride, through the Chaco Paraguayo. The Chaco is probably a lot like Wyoming. There are a lot of cattle and sheep and some Indians, but instead of ´´I´m a Maverick´´ mugs filled with Pepsi like in WY, the Chaco has German Mennonites. Contrary to popular belief, most came over between the World Wars, as in they weren´t Nazis or anything. But there are Nazis for sure. One of the questions on the Brazilian visa application is ´´have you ever committed genocide?´´
Well, I guess the next post will be from Paraguay. Ciao!
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What a long bus ride! I'll be thinking of you! I love you so much... I do. Let me know when you get there.
So i love the Maverick of WY/chaco of Paraguay comparison! Thanks a ton for keeping us updated John, it's great to hear about your experinces and thoughts! Be sure to say hi to those paraguayos for me, take a minute to listen to the ka-cha-ka, but stay away from the milk and watermelon!!
Che-ro-hay-who.....(not the slightest idea how to spell that anymore:)
Hi! Collin forwarded this to me and it's so fun to read. I told him that you reminded me of Bear Grylls-this guy on a Discovery Channel show called "Man vs. Wild". Basically look in the mirror, picture yourself with brown hair and then speaking with a Brittish accent. Then you parachute into locations all over the world, like the Australian Outback or the Alaskan wilderness, and have to find a way to survive and get out with only a knife and a water bottle. Yeah, so Bear is your alter ego I decided. Awesome!
It sounds like you are having an adventure of your own. I'm glad that Jill gets to come down and meet you. Have so much fun!
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