This quote is painted on a wall in our neighborhood. The translation is… “Among individuals, like among nations, respect of the rights of others is peace.” – Benito...

Here are some photos of some great street art we saw in La Paz on a walk this afternoon. They’re on a side street just off 16 de Septiembre in downtown La Paz. So colorful! The volunteering this morning went well. It’s a class of seven kids, ages 11 to 14, who all want to learn English. We played Hangman to practice English vocabulary.  ...

Just around the corner from our apartment is a very peaceful little park called Parque Piedras y Pájaros, or Stones and Birds Park. While it’s quite beautiful, what really caught our attention is the constant police presence! There are usually people in there just relaxing, but I think some people try to take advantage of the fact that it’s secluded and fairly quiet. Reminds us...

Mexico lost to Costa Rica in today’s soccer match. To make up for the pain of losing, here is a photo of Holly and today’s sunset.  ...

It’s a rainy day in La Paz, which is perfect for reading. I (Tamara) spent a bunch of time reading The Atlantic and drinking way too much overly sweetened coffee. There’s not much to do in La Paz when it’s raining, so we decided to hang out at a coffee shop and watch the streets flood. Here are my favorite reads so far from today:...

As we shared yesterday, Spanish classes in La Paz are either expensive or far away, so Chris is going to do some self-learning. The two schools that came recommended were Se Habla La Paz and El Nopal. They both also do cooking classes, which we’ll look into. My dad lent Chris a CD and workbook, as well as my old Spanish textbook from college....

Just down the street from our apartamento is Tortilleria Sudamerica where we got 20 flour tortillas for 30 pesos, or $2.30. We could eat them all plain, but instead we’re making refried beans so we can make burritos. Because that’s honestly what Tamara could eat for every single meal and never complain. Today we started thinking about what we want our leap year “routine” to...

La Paz is a city that cares about the environment. This sign says, “We also drink water.”All around, we see signs like this mural. There were some rainstorms several weeks ago, so the desert is very green and flowers are blooming. Today we’ve made the decision to move. We love so many things about our casita and there’s a lot we can make do...

So…leap year life isn’t all sunsets and rainbows. Today we spent much of the day trying to fix a couple issues with our casita. We LOVE our casita — it’s in a great, great neighborhood, is the perfect size, and has A/C. We’re close to restaurants, cafes, the supermarket, the water, and more. And at $300/month, the price is right. Then we had no running water and...