Hola..

Time is tight again today, I shan´t tell you why - mother might worry. Ha ha yeah this is a story for when i come home and someone makes me a cuppa tea!

So a quick update then.. Sunday we went to Calama Baptist Church. They have an English service at 9am we went to.About 40 attended. Afterwards we were approached by one of the leaders who introduced himself and sp did we and he asked us to help with 2 songs in the service next week as well as doing a drama for the 5.30pm joint service - eng, span, port, quecha! We also met there a (rather lovely) canadian guy who happens to be staying in the apartment above us in the seminary.

This week´s been hectic with working full days at the centre, along with putting a drama together at such short notice. On top of that we also have 6 hours of individual Spanish lessons each per week. Which is awesome - very much needed!

I was introduced to 2 forms of Bolivian public transport this week. Taxi on Monday which ripped us ´white people´off somethin shockin! But the main thing is the bus. Like I said - crazy roads. Dad, you wouldn´t last 5 mins on the roads!haha! Actually, you might fit it perfectly as one of these crazy bus drivers..!! Another observation about the roads... Yano how on ´pimp my ride´(over 40s? - ask your kids..) ya can never quite believe that those horrible, falling to pieces vehicles are on the roads? Well, now I believe it!

More little things whice may paint more of a picture of Cochabamba..
Dogs. Everywhere. Stray dogs are at every street corner. It´s really strange to be honest but I´m used to it now. There is no place for fear of dogs here! They don´t come near you like they just sit about.. Oh - At the centre I´m working at there is a stray dog that lives just outside the grounds. It´s stinkin but it´s got 3 one month old pups! They are gorgeous. They are stray yet the centre staff and girls always nurse them and look after them etc so it´s ok. Listen up everyone - I have actually stroked them all! Me! Touching dogs!? IIIIIII know! I´m determined to hold one before my time´s up at that centre - I´ll make that promise to all Chambers! I´ll get photographic evidence to prove it too.
Yesterday I was sitting on a bench with Heather just killing time before our Span lessons and a boy of about 12yrs I´d guess, came up begging from us, with a bottle of glue in his hand. He was just a typical street boy that you´d see on TV or whatever but when you come face to face with this situation it actually makes you feel a way you never have before, it´s heartbreaking. I couldn´t look at him.
Right, must go.. eek. Bye, ps please keep commenting and emailing - time is short so I can´t always reply but I always read them!love..x