The time has finally come for me to leave Cochabamba. It is so strange to think that I will be home in less than 30 hours. When I arrive back in Los Angeles I think I might go in to culture shock. The shocking sight of people obeying traffic laws and signals will take some getting used to, but I am sure I will adapt. I have had such a wonderful time here that it is really hard to put in to words my experience. The time I have had here cannot be compared to any other travel or work experience I have had. It has been a learning experience as well as more fun than a person should have during an internship. =-). Despite my sadness for leaving, I am very happy to be going home to be with my family… and I know they couldn’t be happier for my arrival.
Things I am going to miss:
1. The freedom of being in a new place and doing whatever I want and whenever I want.
2. MY HOUSEMATES. (Especially – Sitting in the living room drinking tea and all simultaneously working on our blogs, and the constant joking about how our house is falling apart or how we got shocked in the shower today.)
3. The children and the staff at CAICC.
4. Cochabamba.
5. Spanish.
6. All of those little things that may bug me on a regular basis, but when I get home will not be there… I will miss. (My ridiculously hard bed, the outdoor shower, the lady yelling, “Manzanas, manzanas, manzanas!” every morning outside my window, the very little privacy of my doors to my room, slow internet, Skype calls that constantly hang up, almost getting run over by a car or bus on a daily basis, the teenagers making out in every plaza in town, trying to find good cheese, and last but not least throwing toilet paper in a bin next to the toilet.)
Thank you – Sustainable Bolivia, CAICC, Cochabamba and all of my housemates for wonderful time here… my experience would have not been the same without all of you.
Adios Cochabamba… Hola California!
Love.
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