Una Estadounidense, una Española y una Israelita

The last I left I was waiting in the Santa Cruz airport which was a tiring experience. I arrived safely in La Paz and was reunited with my wonderful girlfriends Debbie and Rocio. If you dont recall I had met them in Taganga Colombia and we had traveled through Colombia until we parted ways at the border where I stayed and they left. It feels wonderful traveling with people again. I made some wonderful friends on my own but the feeling of having family with you and knowing they are taking care of you like you are taking care of them makes a world of difference. I have to admit I was a little jealous since they had spent the last month traveling together without me they had definilty become the nagging sisters though it is very evident that they love each other dearly.

Debbie, the sweet nurturer from Israel. She is our mother always having a banana, making sure we lock the doors and rechecking our schedule to make sure we can fit in all the details. In La Paz she was my shopping buddy reminding me to push for the best price. She waited patiently for us all to be hungry together so that we could all share in her indulgence of a steak sandwich with salad and egg, absolutely excelent. She is our little worrier, which I love, she checks our hotel rooms for the required services and makes sure we are the safest we can be. She shares the best stories and loves to listen to what we have to say. She really keeps us a family. I almost forgot to mention how fun she is. She brings me back to those middle school days of just laughing for the sake of laughing, acting like a complete idiot because it really doesnt matter. And when she wants to let loose Rocio and I get ready becasue we know it is gonna be a wild night.

Rocio, the proud explorer from Spain. I dont think that we can enter a room without Rocio making a new friend. She is more of a socialite then I am and that makes for good competition. She keeps me on my toes with my spanish and always has a new idea for us. She is particular and knows what she wants and that is definilty not to hike or walk for longer then necesarry. One wonderful thing about her is she is ok with doing her own thing. If she is not feeling the daily activity she stays behind and takes care of herself. She has a passion for the life of Che Guevarra like none other I have met and she is eager to educate anyone willing to listen.

Both my girls have an intelligence that expands beyond any subject. They are eager to share and eager to learn. Though our friendships have just begun they have proved to be invaluable. As a team we stay hydrated. One of us always comes through with a bottle of water for the bus rides. We keep track of each other but are never afraid to speak our mind. I am learning many things from the two of them. With lcuk our ideas and desires on this trip have overlapped and when they dont we make small adjustments to atleast make them connect somehow.

I just though I would share a little bit of another side of my life down here for those who are curious.