NOVEDADES!!! NEWS!

Good News! After 8 months of lack of work, things are popping up all over the place. Last Wednesday, on my way to Santa Cruz someone from the Alcaldia met me at the train station. My recycling project was finally approved. The guy stuffed 2,000 Boliviano's in 100 b notes into my duffel bag, and I was off to purchase the long awaited bags. The bags that I bought are large, durable bags that are necessary for the storage and transportation of the plastic bottles, bags and other items that we will be collecting. Each school and barrio (neighborhood) will receive their own bag and once they have collected enough we will send the plastics to Santa Cruz, where a recycling company will pay us for the materials. We have worked out an agreement with the train for free transportation for the project. So basically, the only real need we had was these bags, and after 8 months we finally have them! Yayyyyyyyy! The purchase was interesting; I once again had the name and shaky directions to what seemed to be an underground company. When a pirate-y man with one leg answered the door I was very happy that our helpful Peace Corps driver Hermel had accompanied me on the mission. I was pleased to find that the pirate was only the doorman, and let us in to a nice office, where we had a meeting with the friendly owner. The owner seemed to like me and the project so much he gave me 600 bs off the original price! I am hoping to be able to use this money for another project. A half an hour and less the wad of cash later we drove away with the Land rover full of my bags. Finally! This week I start distributing the bags to interested people and educating about the project. Also I am starting to teach the Segundo Medicos- Sophomore English classes at the Marista School. I will be the English teacher for the Second Semester, which starts this Monday and continues until before Christmas… Profe Ani!