The Fishers in La Paz, Bolivia

I know some of you are wondering what is different about living here, so here are some things I can think of. . .

You know you live in Bolivia when. . .

you get to ride up a mountain to school, to shopping, to lunch… ;) 

your milk comes in a bag 

you sort your trash to separate the plastic and cardboard out, not for the recycling truck, but for the people who go through your garbage every morning

you brush your teeth and make your ice from bottled water

you buy nearly everything, including your computer printer and vacuum cleaner, from an outdoor market

your first morning routine is to raise all the shades in the house to let in the sun so your rooms will begin to heat up

you hand wash your dishes and hang your laundry on a clothesline :) 

you get your fresh bread every day or two from a bakery a few blocks from your apartment

you look out your office window to see the snowy peaks of Mt. Illimani

you put the new washing machine you just bought in the back of a taxi to bring it home

you are very excited to eat at Burger King, where you put salsa golf on your fries (ketchup mixed with mayo)

the toilet paper goes in the trash can!

you get used to cars coming within centimeters of bumping into each other all the time (they never seem to actually hit!)

you are (quite literally) on top of the world

That´s a few I can think of now, will add more after a few more weeks . . .