So the last couple of weeks in La Paz were hectic. I did a surgery rotation with Dr. Galindo in the hospital, explored La Paz, met up with Gabriel and Maria who came over for the weekend from Santa Cruz, and spent my last night in La Paz drinking coca liquer and $2 mojitos on a latin night at a bar. There was also anticucho, pastries, and a lecture on anorexia and bulimia that was involved. All in all, a successful night and a successful trip.
Now that I am back in the states, at sea level, I have tons of energy. It's like a persistent natural high that lasts about 2-3 days i think.
It's nice to be back home, where you don't feel stupid reasking what someone said and where things are familiar and you know how to approach each situation. For the same reason, coming home is anticlimatic because nothing is so new anymore. Life becomes easier and with that, the constant excitement of basic daily living is lost. I miss the streets, the constant Spanish, and my host family. I also miss the lack of insects in La Paz. I've encountered a multitude of spiders and flies already, as well as an oppossum (or a raccoon) that was roaming around our front yard last night. Oh yeah, and the sound of crickets and frogs at night...ahhh, florida.
I am SO glad I have another month of vacation left. EEK!!! =D
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