In Sucre 2 weeks and 2 salsa classes later

The Casa Verde continues to be wonderful and we are now booked in until 14 Feb. If anyone wants a chat on skype this is the time as the internet connection is the best we have had. Life in Sucre for us is really comfortable. Dave swims every afternoon as is starting to recover the magnificent body he had when we left Australia. This is a good thing for the salsa classes helping him to glide stiffly around the floor.

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A typical day here is breakfast from 7.30 of fruit juice, fruit, yoghurt, cereal, bacon and eggs, bread and jam and coffee all enjoyed whilst trying to chat in spanish with the other guests. Renee our host now serves Dave sugar free youghurt and jam as a special diabetic breakfast. How good is that.

The school is just around the corner which is lucky as it runs from 8.30 to 12.30. One to one classes so no chance to take it easy. Lunch somewhere in town often in the gardens of casa de tourista. Four course lunch for $2.5 though the last main course appeared to be chicken wings, not my favourite.

It is usually hot and sunnny until about 5pm when it hammers down with rain. Most of the house roofs have drain pipes which extend over the pavement so it is easy to get soaked. Study in the afternoon and in the evening dinner and often a free film in the joyride cafe. Films on Evo Morales and Che are just right for us. Hong Kong chinese, La viego Bodego and a french place La taverna all do great meals for less than $15 for 2. Last night was filet mignon. What a life.

Feeling a bit guilty with this good life we helped out at an orphanage playing with and feeding lots of kids under 2. Afterwards went to the Parque Bolivar, climbed the eiffel tower, watched lots of water bags being thrown and joined the music and dancing.

Had dinner with a korean family  who have lived here 15 years. Youngmi was ecstatic to have a korean barbecue and kimchi.

Last Friday we tried a Bolivian hospital which was very good. Youngmi paid $5 for an appointment with Dr Pope. What is wrong he asked in spanish. I am tired. Yes but where is the pain? I am tired. Blood pressure and heart were fine and Youngmi was prescribed a bottle of multivitamin juice. After taking this we went to the school disco party and Youngmi took the event by storm dancing gangnam style for 2 hours. Dave has now bought multivitamins to try to keep up.

We swopped teachers today to try to make the spanish more exciting.
Dave is off to the dentist tonight in the hope that two very loose teeth can be stuck in.

It is carnival in Bolivia at the weekend and there are parades and music in thetreet as a warm up. Some dancing guys said to Youngmi  are you a China? no korean and they danced off gangnam style.