Cooler weather at last

Putting together a puzzle on a chilly rainy day in Cochabamba, Two peace corps friends Ryan Plank and Erin Mitchell (one of three married couples in our group)and Erin's brother Graeme and my beautiful puzzle genius Anna Bird.

We have arrived in Cochabamba after a hellish bus ride yet again and the weather, as always, is fantastic. We arrived this morning to a strong cold rain, which after the heat of Okinawa was a welcomed respite. We should be here for the next week or so. Anna will be at meetings of the volunteer action committee, I'll be doing a little extra spanish training, we will both be helping out in the Cochabamba office and we'll both be welcoming the next crop of volunteers who will be flying in on the 30th of January. The next group of volunteers will be agriculture focused and then the group after that is our replacement group in basic sanitation.

A bit of news......I maybe planning a trip in early March to good ole Virginia for some paramedic recertification classes, unfortunately it'll be all work and no play and I think I'll be going solo, four days of classes jammed into five or six days of being back home. We'll see, no telling if my higher ups will approve this leave for professional reasons or if I'll have to take vacation time. Hope all is well at home, we miss you all. Tom and Anna.