School Days...

Our language course started today. The course runs from 8:30 to 1pm, with a couple of breaks. Our instructor, Alejandra, is very patient. There are 4 people in our class and 3 others in more advanced classes. One fellow is German and riding his bicycle to Tierra del Fuego. There are two Americans, our age, both on motorcycles (650 V-Stroms) and a couple, she from the US and he from Australia, both living in New Zealand. Interesting folk.

We are staying with a family in a rather large house about 5K from the centre of la Paz. We have a little suite but eat meals with the family. The extended family lives in the house... 3 generations. They are very nice but the location is not ideal. It is too far to walk to the school, or downtown to shops or restaurants. A family member drives us to school and picks us up. The situation is complicated by the odd dinner time. Breakfast is at 7:30 but dinner is at 2:30pm. We are going to look into other options for the 2^nd week that may allow us to walk to school and to el centro.

We have asked our hosts not worry about dinner tomorrow. We are going to take the bike to school and then ride out to the ferry terminal and try to get the necessary permit for the bike so that we can book the ferry trip.

Better get back to my home work...