Friday, October 12, 2007

Concrete Jungle

COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA -- We´ve journeyed eastward, roughly the distance across Washington State, to the next major city, about the population of Seattle proper. (We?) It´s high time I introduce you to my travel chum, Andy. Stretching back to fourth grade, he´s my oldest friend second to Kari Sherman, and very much on my same wavelength. (Take that however you may. For instance, I´ve been told my brother, him, and myself all have the same heavy tossback laughter.) But he comes with an invaluable boon -- fluent Spanish. Where I understand much yet speak slowly, deliberately, and poorly, he´s finely tuned after living in Barcelona for 10 months. ¿Qué es palabra para ´lifeline´? More Chochabamban roguery -- especially Chochabambinas! Developing...

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