Back in Colorado!

Friends, I am back in Colorado. I arrived yesterday at DIA to find temperatures at a freezing 22 degrees! Just so you know, that's 70 degrees cooler than the current temperatures in eastern Bolivia. Thankfully my friends that picked me up brought a coat for me since all I had was a fleece jacket and a pair of jeans! It's a bit hard readjusting to the cold after being spoiled by tropical weather, but it's also very nice to not be sweating constantly.

I'm in Denver until Monday when I planning to take the train to Grand Junction to meet up with my parents for the holidays and then I'll be back in Denver around New Year's and will be here all of the month of January. Praise the Lord too, I have found a condo to stay in for January in Louisville, so that will be very nice.

My trip from Trinidad to Santa Cruz last Thursday was not without adventure though. On my bus, about 30 min into the trip, we started smelling smoke and everyone started yelling at the driver to pull over. We realized it was the air conditioning unit which was failing and causing problems. We told the driver to just turn it off, which he did. The rest of the way we went with the ceiling emergency exit windows open to get some fresh air into the bus. That made things at least not completely unbearable. Then, when we arrived to Santa Cruz, as we were making our way through the city towards the bus terminal, the bus ran out of diesel. The driver managed to pull over to the side of the street, but we realized it wasn't going anywhere, so we all got off and just collected our bags and got taxis to our respective destinations. You gotta love Bolivia . . .I had nice weekend with my good friends the Porcels in Santa Cruz and each time I am inspired by their hospitality and kindness.