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Bolivian Cuisine

We had some Bolivian food for lunch today. Kind of funny how
everything had a fried egg on top. Why not, right?

Valle de la Luna

Today, during lunch time we had a picnic and some video interviews at the Valle de la Luna. It was so incredible

and such a nice day. Lindsay is videotaping us to make a video of the venture project this summer here and it's been fun to do! 

In the afternoon, we had a meeting with the Food Security Project here in Bolivia, and we got some "mil hojas" cake from Toffee Bakery- it was amazing. 

 Lindsay interviewing me

 The Siembra Organica team

Valle de la Luna

Lebanese Food, Downtown La Paz and getting around...

Today, was our first real day in La Paz. We went out for Lebanese food for lunch and walked around the downtown area. It was a wonderful day, the weather was great. I took the microbus in Bolivia for the first time ever! It was fun and we got to see another perspective of the city. Although, I was here in 2009, it is nice to be here again and see the city with a different perspective. I guess you notice more things the second time around.

"Fantastico Show" last night- all that is was pumped up to be. 

Iglesia de San Francisco

Walking around the streets in La Paz, Bolivia

Catedral

Plaza Murillo

Plaza Murillo II

Arrived in La Paz, Bolivia

Siembra Organica (my MBA team) has arrived in Bolivia! We are happy to be here and very excited. I'm traveling with my teammates Lindsay and Christie. I  can really feel the effects of the altitude, I had a very bad headache yesterday. La Paz is at nearly 12,000ft above sea level but its neighbor city, El Alto (where the aiport is located) sits at approximately 13,500ft! However, the drive from the airport down into the city is just breathtaking- we saw all the mountains surrounding the city, and it was at 6 am right as the sun was starting to rise. Stunning. It was great introduction to my home the next 3 weeks.

Also if you haven't yet heard much about my project, here is our 2 minute pitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-SkREFesDs

Des Moines, IA

After finals, my friend Rachael and I took a long drive from Colorado
to Iowa. I'll be spending most of the summer in Cedar Rapids. Rachael
stayed with us through the weekend and here are some fun pictures of
Des Moines.

I'm in Ecuador

I'll be posting some pictues here on my trip to Ecuador, I am here for the month of May. Today, I went up the cable car. It was such a beautiful day and you can see the city from many different spots and angles. It's like having a birdseye view!