Bolivia

hey all,

Just a quick note to say that I got to Bolivia today. It was a super easy border crossing. Really casual compared to the Chilian border where we had everything taken from us. I am loving Bolivia so far it is pretty crazy, like for example right now there is some huge parade passing the internet cafe, at 8pm. I have no idea what it is about but there are a shit ton of instruments and people holding candles and glowing signs. And either people are setting off fire crackers, cars are backfiring or people are shooting off guns but it is damn load. Also I am chewing Coca leaves right now. I thought I would drive right into the culture, also it is supposed to ward off the problems of altitude sickness and the altitude is getting to me we are above 3500 meters right now and it is harder to breath that is for sure. One thing that seems to be true of what I have heard of Bolivia is that the food here sucks. WE went to an oriental resturant tonight that only served one dish which was plain noodles, a leg of chicken, a scoop of rice and french fries. Not really Chinese food, but what the hey it was cheap and we got beer! Also we lost one traveling companion. We were very sad to say goodbye to Lorena today who was heading back to Buenos Aires and then Canada but we picked up another (at least for the short term) a German girl named Mali. Well that is about it for me. I am heading out on a train tomorrow for some town I don´t know the name of right now and then on to the salt flats which are supposed to be amazing.