Sat 23 Jan

Today Hugh and I woke up around 730am and went down for breakfast. I had some Te de Coca and I felt a little bit better but still had hard time breathing. After breakfast, we got packed up and went to the next hostel about two blocks away. A man carried my bag all the way down the stairs and to the next hostel which was amazing because he saved my life from dying. I probably wouldn’t have made it if I had to carry that. Once we got settled in, we left and went shopping in La Paz. First we went to the electronic market place to look for a DVD player for Carmen Pampa, and then we went to the food market. There we streets filled with markets and all types of food. Everything was so colorful and all the food looked fresh and good. After taking care of the shopping list, Hugh and I went to a Italian restaurant to meet up with two of his friends. Wendy and Yoval met us there about 10min after we got there and we had really good pasta. After, Wendy, Yoval, Hugh, and I went and looked around La Paz because there was a big fair that was getting set up that would start the next day. It had to do with the New Year and good fortune. There were a million shops set up with small symbols to represent different things people would want for the New Year. For example, the shops sold fake money from around the world but it was tiny like monopoly money. Also they had miniature cars and houses and things for good health. After, we went to look at some churches and museums and take some pics. Later Wendy, Yoval came with me to help me buy sweaters made from Alpaca while Hugh went to a meeting. Also I signed up for a biking trip down the world’s most dangerous road for the next day. Later at night, Hugh, Wendy and I went to dinner at a nice Indian restaurant, and then went to see Sherlock Holmes. After then movie, we walked Wendy home, then went to our hostel and went to bed.