Another move...*sigh*

The time has come for yet another move in my life. My internship with Samaritan's Purse ends in a few days. Sometimes I'm tempted to brag about how much transition I've had in my 23 years of life but at other times I'm reminded of how much pain is involved with saying good-bye so many times. Too many houses that I can't call home, too many accents affecting my Spanish and English, too many schools, too many goodbyes... It's really hard to say goodbye to people, things and activities.

One thing that I've been learning is that without goodbyes (as painful as they may be) it would be impossible to say 'hello' to new things. I wouldn't have spent an amazing six months in Bolivia without saying goodbye to Taylor and everything I had grown accustomed to there. Keep looking to God for the future and trust that he has the best for you...no matter how frustrating it might feel at times.

No beard now, this photo was taken in August

Photos from the Vivero

I haven't been taking many photos of the tree nursery (or other projects) that I have been working on, but I did take a few two weeks ago.

These are baby pinus radiata. Cute, no?

This is a small elm tree. It's about a month old here! I like this picture because it shows the "new" in the foreground and the "old" in the background. :)

This is a picture of my friend Valentin who is helping out at the tree nursery. He's seperating the trees to plant them in individual plastic planting bags (we grow them in mass production).

The Wonders of the Altiplano

It's amazing what the sun and a few months of forgetting to brush my teeth does to the body here in the Altiplano. I took this picture of myself about 4 days ago and thought that I looked pretty good in it.


What does the word "Altiplano" even mean? It's actually a word describing the landscape of the area where I work. "Alti" comes from alto (high) while "plano" means flat. It's crazy to think that I work at 4,000 meters and yet there are only a few hills around. Once the trees from the tree nursery I work at take off, people won't know the difference between the Altiplano and Pennsylvania. ;)

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Copacabana, Bolivia

Dear Diary, I´m in Copacabana...Copacabana, Bolivia, not Copacabana, Brazil! The weather here is great with a lot of sun. I rented a motorcycle for half an hour and thought it was going to break down any second. Maybe it did. I dunno. My friends and I also rented a row boat and had a blast on the lake. I think something was wrong with it because it would never go in a strait line. Maybe it had something to do with my friend being quite a bit bigger than I am. I dunno. The trout we ate tasted great, even though it wasn't enough to fill my tummy. :( I have a feeling that I'll be back to visit this lovely town in January with some friends. I dunno.