report from Chuquisaca Hola amigos!
Here comes the long-promised next report and this time it really gives a lot of new and interesting information. I once packed my report as a PDF, because I'm not sure whether the very old among you (if I may say so, sorry) to know the workings of a blog. The report is also on my blog: www.david-bolivien.blogspot.com
First the news from recent weeks:
I left my family and I moved together with Luke into my first apartment. Each of us has a private room with bath and we have a very large living room with a hammock and integrated kitchen (not in the hammock, but in the room of course;)). There is also a guest room, just in case other volunteers come to visit us or friends from Bolivia. The apartment is located below the offices of the Fundacion Treveris. Compared to still lives Claudia, a Fellow of the Fundacion. All in all, from a very nice apartment, 15 minute walk from the city center.
went after a few days, but even more with our tour of the projects of the Fundacion. We wanted to Ruben, a member of the Fundacion, in the boarding after Padilla (4 hours from Sucre) and Thiyumayu go (again 2.5 hours more). had on the way out We find, however, that the only road to Padilla because of construction work a few hours is locked. In Bolivia, however, this is no longer a problem. People wait wait, sleep a bit, looking for somewhere to eat and what is a conversation with people. What people would do in Germany for a riot!
In Padilla I had to find the next day in hospital, I had a bacterial infection. I think each volunteer at least once in his gap year ill, thus belongs to the "training" to do so. After one week antibiotic I was completely fit again. For the study, blood tests and different medications, I had just pay a total of about 7 €. Frightening was the fact that I was preferred because of my skin color and within 5 minutes, while people here from Bolivia, where it was apparently much worse than I had to wait forever. Those who can not pay, will not be treated!
Thiyumayu After I came because of my illness will not live longer. A little later we are then set out on our third time being the last and longest voyage. From Sucre to Padilla, Sopachuy, Tarvita, Arzurduy, Monteagudo, back to Padilla and after Tomina. Padilla has since become a stopover for all of us travel to the south. That evening in Padilla was a fiesta in the streets. A Street festival in Bolivia, one can imagine something like this: live band, a few people dancing, food stalls everywhere, a few drunks who sleep on the street its noise and people running around with buckets and distribute alcohol. On such fiestas often chicha is drunk from these buckets with hand-sized wooden Schöffeln. Chicha is a sweet, alcoholic, beverage produced from corn, and stomach problems are inevitable at first Malt Rinken definitely.
In Padilla, we have delivered three large water tanks, because there is often lack of water. The next morning, the tank car and has provided water. Fish included! : D Man
the water should boil it before then anyway.
Next, we went to the girl boarding school in Sopachuy. Sparkassen balls have pointed out here that probably at some point must have been a volunteer from Germany. In Sopachuy we went swimming in the river and were able to wash there too. On the same evening we went even further Tarvita. We have been decorated with confetti and streamers and welcomed. After eating the boarders then led to different songs and dances, then we had to themselves, "Quecka" dance.
arrived the next day in Arzurduy, we met first on Pablo. Pablo (as he is called in Germany? Paul?) is a German amateur treasure hunters from Bavaria, together with detector and flies each year for 2-3 months to Bolivia and looking after all this possible. So far he has not found much yet. Evening in the boarding school was then, as always, on our arrival a cultural fiesta, with the only difference is that Luke and I were also asked what spontaneously perform or sing from Germany. We are really nothing of that! Does anyone have any idea what to do because if I am asked again? : D
The next day we went on to Monteagudo, which is climatically very different. It is very interesting from the highlands to the lowlands to drive, suddenly there are rivers of water, green vegetation and it is significantly warmer. After we passed many herds of cattle and had also run over a dog and not a pig, we were finally boarding the huge San Isidro in Monteagudo. Monteagudo itself is a city of perhaps 10,000 inhabitants. In the boarding school has over 300 chickens, 10 cows, 1 pig, along with beekeeping bees, a small yogurt factory and a carpentry shop. In the boarding school I could finally make myself useful. 60 chickens were slaughtered, plucked, cleaned and the next day sold in the market for good money. Immediately afterwards there was chicken soup, and before you know it floats, but because of it all a little foot! This is actually all animals eaten and not thrown away.
The pictures of the chicken slaughter I have already uploaded.
The next day was extremely rich culinary. Breakfast in the boarding school, second breakfast in the restaurant and that soup with corn and pork, beer can not miss, of course. Lunch at the boarding school again. Tea and bread in the boarding school and again tea and bread at the Padre. First dinner in the boarding school, I was already at the end and just wanted to sleep. Then we were even invited to a grill in the city. Meanwhile, I think I eat two to three times as much as before in Germany.
On the way back we again had to Padilla, for there a wedding, where we have come under the Chichatrinken " were invited. After this trip we took once again a few days of regeneration in Sucre.
am I finally ended up in boarding school in El Chaco and will stay there. This is very close to Sucre, about 45 minutes by taxi. Luke is at boarding school in Arzurduy (8-10 hours) before I went to El Chaco, was still my host sister Ania (Anja) on the world. My host dad came just in time from Germany again, where he served for 3 weeks and visit me again supplied with Haribo
The Druffy (mini bus) with 25! People I went to El Chaco and started to settle me. In the mixed boarding school, about 70 young people, is right next to it to school, where about 400 students are. In El Chaco, it is very warm, usually about 30 degrees. It is not far from Sucre, but it is a little lower, so there is more vegetation. The boarding school also fields and pigs. There are two rivers in a can bathe and wash clothes, the other is contaminated. My duties are very different: Once I help with everything that is present in the boarding school life. From baking bread, cooperate in the field, take care of the computer, make sure that young people go to school on time, etc. Also I make sure that everyone does his work. For example, bathroom cleaning, trash pick up or serve food. These are divided weekly new groups. Also, I can also work well in school. As a computer teacher to help as coaches and referees in basketball than politics and history teachers, as well as in English class. Because the students and often teachers are not necessarily so enlightened as we in Germany can I make a major contribution. My goal is that Hitler and Podolski / Ballack not the only ones that know the students from Germany. In the coming weeks, starting in the earliest years goose step, the theme of "World War". It is certainly not easy to prepare for this difficult subject in English. I will try as little as possible, but concise and the most important to convey. If someone has to good teaching materials (in German), he can let it get to me very much.
I also would like to see here any more its not just throw garbage into the environment. This is a common problem in Bolivia. The nature here is so beautiful and the people throw them out without saying anything on the streets. Public trash can only be installed if they are indestructible, because otherwise they will be removed and used elsewhere to private. This is not only unsightly but also pollutes the water a few what it is here.
is at least El Chaco Maybe at the end of this year to be clean.
The daily routine in the boarding school is as follows: 5.30
clock: morning prayer and brief discussion
6.00 - 7.15 Clock: Harvesting and other specified tasks, time for
7.15-7.30 clock: breakfast alternately tea or coffee with a slice of bread
Up 8.20: shower , washing, etc.
8.30-12 Clock: Clock instruction
12.15 lunch break then
14-16.30 Clock lessons
days depending on free time or specific tasks, for example on the field, or bread baking
19 clock dining, boarding school is shut off
19 - 22 clock homework, learning, sometimes common activities such as music, movies look
22 clock sleep
I still have my times, where students in the class will complete look with tasks and what still needs to be done in the boarding.
The first day I've ever taken care anyway for a laugh. We wanted to make a fourth picture with self-timer. When I wanted to run fast into the picture, I sat down in an irrigated field. Images in this Annex in the collage!
I usually work Monday-Friday because Fridays the students go home to their parents. Sometimes I will remain at the weekend in El Chaco and the Padre to help in its work. I am still out of reach in El Chaco. There is no internet and no mobile phone network. The antenna is already installed and should actually receive the most 15:10 start. Let's see when it finally goes off then.
In the first week I've also gained practical experience in the time directly castrate pigs. Who wants to know not to fly, the best short this section
One need 3-4 people. A "surgeon", which makes one of the teachers. Then a few people that catch the pig, and hold. And perhaps someone who is watching that the other pigs are not aggressive. Without anesthesia, the pig is then castrated and then sewn with a thread and still disinfected with a spray. For me it was the first time to see pretty disgusting, but here is the normal. would be in Germany the most cruel treatment.
In El Chaco, Sucre and I've met many nice people. The Father, with whom I work knows Germany and is therefore a good contact. In his rectory I can come and go whenever I want, I even get my own key. During the week he is not present, but he has a housekeeper, and if I'm also should be hungry, they will take care of me. So I'm supplied.
live most of the teachers at the school during the week in El Chaco and the weekend in Sucre. The coach of the football team is a former professional soccer player from La Paz and Sucre. In his team, I can train with, although I am of course grottenschlecht comparatively, because the guys playing here for years and damn quick.
from this ex-football players I've been invited to dinner at his house in Sucre. I also met on a trip to Sucre a German-speaking Bolivians. He has spent three years in Germany and has very much for what I'm doing here is interested. With him I have exchanged numbers and was also invited to dinner at his house in Sucre. A grandson of him would love to study in Germany and he would like to introduce myself to him.
you can see, it builds very quickly many contacts and is then invited to dinner more often. The next few weeks I will Once in the project and spend just before Christmas, there will have holidays. Who here has travel tips for Bolivia and neighboring countries, let me know!
The appendix but a little collage of photos from El Chaco, all my photos here:
How you like my photos and my reports? A feedback via email or as a comment in the blog would be great, so I know whether I should go on or whether I should change something. That's it now for the first time from me. Greetings in the world, contact your
David
PS spelling and logic errors, I apologize, I write this not in one piece and check it still does not then again, this is missing my time. Ok I admit it, I simply do not feel on it! : D
