Now we move forward to backpacking Bolivia. Originally, I was just in Bolivia just to enjoy and be a tourist, totally. I didn’t plan to volunteer here since I think I’ve had enough for the past few months. From Peru, I travelled with my friends (who are also my co-volunteers in Paracas) to La Paz and found myself yearning to work — again.
The first week was fun. I didn’t do anything. While my friends are working, I was just there like any other tourists. Drinking, chatting and not worrying about night shifts or serving drinks. Day after day, I became jealous of them and realized that I couldn’t function without volunteering. I really can’t.
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Favorite task. |
And so, I talked to the bar manager and asked if there’s still a spot for one more volunteer. Luckily, he said yes and I started right away! I’ve worked in a bar before so I basically know the deets. Other things were done differently but all things were the same. I made so much friends in this bar than I did in my entire volunteering life because everyone’s hanging around the bar all day. There’s really nothing to do in La Paz but to drink because the weather is awful specially when it ends up being ‘negative.’
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Making flags for the bar design. |
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looks like a great life – but too much partying for an old fart like me!
Hahaha! Come on, Andrew. There’s no age for partying! I’ve met a lot of people probably a lot older but still has their freak on! Xx
The gringo hostel party scene in La Paz sure is pretty wild. There’s plenty of other interesting things to do in La Paz though.
This is an awesome post! What bar were you at? I was volunteering in La Paz from March – June 2014, so it’s possible we ran into eachother? Check out my blog if you fancy, I’ll be adding lots more Bolivian things to it shortly – http://www.roamingsheen.com