Cochabamba

My Town

Just wanted to put up a few pictures of where I'm living. Our home isn't downtown but is more on the outskirts of the city. The city of Cochabamba is really neat - it definitely has beat all expectations that I had. I'm surrounded by mountains, there are plenty of parks, trees, and green, and the weather has been unbeatable so far - every day it's been sunny and in the 70s or low 80s, then it cools off to 40 or so at night. Summer is approaching though, (SO excited to be skipping winter all together this year!) But unfortunately, summer here brings the rainy season, so we'll see how that goes. I'm thankful for the sunshine right now.

You can't really see from the above picture, but on top of the hill there is a big statue of Christ that can be seen from all over the city - it looks especially pretty lit up at night.

On Saturday of this weekend, the Alseth family, (they run Casa 3 here,) had planned a big hiking trip to climb Mt. Tunari. The peak is 17,000 ft and has incredible views of Cochabamba. I had been looking forward to this trip since before I even arrived in Bolivia, but unfortunately, I woke up early Saturday morning too sick to leave my room, let alone join the adventure. That was the first real downer of a day that I've had since getting here, but I think we'll for sure make the trek again before June!

Today we had lunch after church with the Alseth and the Holman families. It was my first time meeting the Holmans - they are a missionary family from the US who have 11 kids, and they're a really nice family. I'm loving meeting so many new people.

Here are a few more pics from around where I live

Just like the Golden Gate, huh? :)

Love the mountains

The horse stadium has been a good landmark for me learning my way around. Sidenote: IMBA is the chicken factory on my street...mmm lovely!

El Cristo again...can still barely see it...sorry!

I love Cochabamba, and you would too, so just let me know when you book your flight to come visit!