Patrick Furlong attended Loyola Marymount University, where he was the co-founder of a popular service organization called Magis. As graduation neared, he became a bit too obsessed with Peace Corps infomercials asking how far he would go to answer life’s calling and before he knew it, found h[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bolivia’
Part 2: The Ins and Outs of Traveling Bolivia
This is Part II of Lindsey’s traveling in Peru and Bolivia series. Someone at Loki Hostel in Cuzco recommended the bus company Litoral for the trip from Cuzco to La Paz. Unfortunately, sometimes even with recommendations you have to do your own research. I should have been alerted when the bu[...]
Part I: Traveling Peru, Lonely Planet Style
Traveling South America can be overwhelming because you have to be ready for anything. Flexibility is key. Prepare yourself for broken down buses with no heat, no means of communication, shady bargain prices, and cross your fingers for relatively smooth, low hassle travel. I flew one-way from Santia[...]
“The More You Know the Less You Understand”
The Chinese philosopher Lao Tse once said, “The more you know the less you understand.” It’s sort of a beautiful yet annoying paradigm. This philosophy has never rung more true in my life than over the last week. I am on vacation from volunteering in Santiago right now, traveling[...]
How to Choose a Volunteer Placement Abroad
I was thinking about what made me decide to volunteer as a Kiva Fellow in Peru and Bolivia, and I thought it would make sense to share some of those thoughts with potential volunteers. Here are some of my considerations (grouped into the categories professional and personal): Professional Employmen[...]
Hungry?
I can’t leave South America without writing a post on one of my favorite things in the world: FOOD! Many of the clients I met working as a Kiva Fellow sold food in various forms – whether they were wholesale potato dealers, raised and prepared cuy for functions, cooked lechón at the local[...]
Falso! A Musing on Fake Money in South America
In both Bolivia and Peru, counterfeit money is a very serious topic. There is so much false money floating around that it is extremely possible that at some point or another, you will try to buy fruit from the doña selling fruit on the corner and she will return your bill or coin exclaiming, [...][...]
My Carnaval Experience in Bolivia
Carnaval in Bolivia lasts for the whole month of February, starting with previos (pre-party) until the burying of the pepino and beyond, as Bolivians keep drinking and partying. Here is a synopsis of my Carnaval experience in Bolivia. The Friday before Carnaval, I was working on Pro Mujer’s borrow[...]
