Hello from Cochabamba, Bolivia

[Spot86t]

Re: Hello from Cochabamba, Bolivia

hey, snatch enuf seed pods to share!!!  

Have a safe trip home!

[imagirlgeek]

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hey, snatch enuf seed pods to share!!!  

Will do!  

[Zulaab]

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You know at the next GHAC meeting you are going to have to give us your stories about the Bolivian trip :)
I have never been South of the border, (but I have been to Asia and Europe :)   So how can I complain right ?
Bring pictures !!! and bring live little fishies with you from the lakes...  sneak down there in the middle of the night.  You are a nightowl.. I know because I see you here online in the middle of the night :P

[edmlfc]

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Nice pictures. I bet you can't wait to get home to your fishies! And of course guygeek. Have a nice and safe trip home.

[imagirlgeek]

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I know you are high on being high...haha...I love the clarity a high elevation induces in a lowland dweller such as myself.
I really envy you being there; just keep in mind that I have a current passport always ready, and can do a stand-in for you at any time. :)

Hablo mucho Espanol malo! Tengo 14 anos en Guatemala para negotios...muy onesto tambien!
]( cough! cough! )[  Sorry, my travel envy got stuck in my throat!
Have some fun, see you when ya get home.

Vaya con Dios, Traci!

I have to admit, I was dragging my feet coming here, but it's actually pretty cool now seeing all the differences between Bolivia and the States.  And I have never met such a nice bunch of people...except for the fish club, of course.     And I found some food today that was very tasty!  I do miss vegetables and fruit though.  That's the first thing I'm gonna eat when I get home....a big *** salad!!  Tomorrow we get to visit another market.  This one is supposed to be smaller and have more local items.  Should be fun.

Hablo mal espanol, hablo lento y el movimiento....or something like that.  

See you guys soon!!

[Brownsnoutuk]

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You better not get caught importing those seeds.

[imagirlgeek]

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You better not get caught importing those seeds.

What??   :)   You mean you guys won't come stage a protest outside the Bolivian prison and demand they free me??

[fishlady]

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i gotchya back there traci.....bring em.....i know karate, ju jitsu, and all those big words..... 8O ......
don't worry.....i'm sure i have connections in that jail system thru someone at mine.....
so get the pods.....get the pods.......

but above all else.....get home safely....we miss ya here girlfriend.....noone to take pics of our fishies dangit......

[Brownsnoutuk]

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You could always send them in the post anonymously to Lorettas house and pick them up if theyre not intercepted at the border...

[imagirlgeek]

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  OMG!!  I was just sitting here thinking "Ya know....Loretta would totally have my back!"  

I'll be home Friday...WhooHooo!!  

[fishlady]

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[imagirlgeek]

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I'M HOME!!

I already shared some of the beginning of the trip, so here's how it ended....

Just know that it doesn't matter how careful you are, it can happen anyway.  Because I was CAREFUL.  I only ate cooked food, no vegetables, no fruit.  I never drank water that wasn't bottled.  I even brushed my teeth with bottled water!!  Wednesday night I got back to the hotel and started feeling icky.  By 2:30am, I was sick as a dog. :sick:   By 7am, I had a 102.5 degree temperature, and by 9am, I had a doctor in the room giving me antibiotics, antacids, anti-nausea, and pain pills....and he tells me I'm dehydrated from being ill all night.  

I thought the flu was bad....it's got NOTHING on whatever this is.  So, Thursday I stayed in bed and missed a meeting, so everyone back in the States found out I was sick.  We were supposed to fly back home at 9am on Friday, but they decided to go ahead and get me back home.  I flew from Cochabomba to Santa Cruz Thursday night, then caught the red-eye to Miami (11:00pm to 6:00am), then switched carriers and got on an 8am flight to Houston.  I'm still pretty shaky, but I ate real food today that has actually stayed with me.    :dance:

There ya go!  Boy, am I glad to be home.....

[Zulaab]

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I am glad to hear you are getting better and doing well.. Next time make sure that you bring me with you so I can eat all the food for you and I will tell you 24 hours later if you would make mistake eating something.   I just want to travel !!!!  *SNIFF*

[blacksmith37]

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I wouldn't try to get anything past US customs. They busted me for smuggling an apple back from Hawaii (put it in my luggage at the hotel and forgot it).

[rrocket2002]

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Glad you are back safe and sound.

You know, Mr. Geek was kinda quiet while you were gone.  Did you lock him in a closet while you were gone?   :)