Wednesday

Classes in Cochabamba today – and more vaccines! Typhoid and the second rabies shot this time. Things are pretty much routine now. During one of the afternoon classes I learned to knit! It’s kind of fun. The volunteer who taught me was half of a lovely older couple who are volunteering in Integrated Education. She’s really good. I’m going to try to buy a couple of knitting needles so that she can teach me more. I know how to cast and the basic knitting stitch.
We went out in the evening to a restaurant in Cochabamba (since we were already there). The waiting staff looked petrified when all forty of us walked in. But it was great. The service was slower because there were so many of us, but the food was amazing. I had a cheese quesadilla. Mmmmmm, cheese! I think that’s the first time I’ve had cheese since being here. Mostly what we get is a locally prepared cheese called quesilla. We were told not to eat it since the preparation is kind of icky. People might not wash their hands much, even after going to the bathroom. Also the milk might be straight from the cow and not pasteurized, so Dr. Death told us not to eat it. Dr. Death is the medical guy who tells us what not to eat so we don’t get really sick or die. It’s very nice of him to do so, but it seems that the only safe thing to do is go back to the U.S. every time you want to eat a real meal. :) Anyways, things are still going good. Talk to you later!