Viva Bolivia!

Well, so we saw monkeys, that was pretty cool! Here's a picture:

It is so green here, literally, we live in the jungle! However, we have been without internet for a few days, but we just got our Tigo cards (internet service cards). Hmm, where do we start? Well first of all room service at the hotel was questionable and I (Ashley) got sick. Luckily, it all came out quickly while Cristina was in the shower. I'm not really sure what it was because we shared the same plate. So we're pretty happy to have an apartment now. The flip-side was that it was disgustingly dirty when we arrived for the 2 seconds that we would have until noon the next day. I guess its not too bad because someone cleaned it for us while we were away the next day. I guess the tides have switched because we now share a bed. :)

 Yesterday was terribly long, but our friend Camilo (a volunteer) helped us out all day to get the basic necessities for the next few days (sheets, food, cleaning supplies, etc.) We just made it back in time to teach our nighttime workshop. (people didn't come until an hour after it started and there were only three people, so they canceled it). On the bright side, we had a chance to breathe for a moment. We had our morning workshop bright and early and had no chance to prepare for it. So, we prayed. I was at the doctor when we did this workshop for training, so I basically taught something I didn't know...ha ha. We love our class, they are young and really intelligent. They graduate tomorrow!!! We will finish our first workshop and it was not even bad at all, so fun and easy! Also, we already have our first wedding invitation tomorrow!

Bolivia is a crazy place! We already had a flood for a 1/2 day. There is a political revolt on milk prices right now, and only families that own houses can register their kids for school (those that rent can't right now). The average monthly salary is about 100$. There isn't much work, so most taxi drivers are college graduates. There is also a lot of racism between the Collas and the Cambas (the indigenous indians vs the whiter immigrants).