love is getting worse, impossible, with my time ticking away. people think that one must love and they hope for you to “fall” in love. i believe i am lucky not to love. it gives me a different look at the world and saves me from many troubles. so i do not need to be a poet, neither with words nor with light. it is quite sufficient for me to be a voice, an eye, someone transmitting his opinion, without being an artist. the cruel (or sometimes beautiful) stories of life are quite sufficient to me. poetry i do not understand and religion is for the addicted masses. addicted to a lull, a smokescreen for their problems, their responsabilities and the often tough reality. traveling, serving, functioning. justice is important to me, working for the less fortunate, working well. without illusions, without pink glasses, just working, putting weight on the “good” side of the scale. even if sisyphus is smiling, i shall continue this elected duty with dedication, devotion. freedom to live and learn, know, share and move on is quite enough for me, together with the work of helping some of those most in need. i do not need any bad concience anymore, no more feelings of being incomplete because i do not share this drug of love. i have other addictions that work well for me! be free, be just, live and let live, my friend.
Cochabamba (Encuentro de Intercambio de Experiencias de la niñez y adolescencia a través del Arte)
my friend Evan from La Paz hooked me up with Magda from UNICEF here in Cochabamba, who was organizing an interesting event with kids. the event was very interactive and aimed at the exchange of experiences among the children, trough videos, talk but also theatre, dance etc. The kids really had fun and there were some quite emotional moments when people broke out in tears – especially when the youngsters from the juvenile detention center sung their songs to “mother” and “father”. Thanks for the link, Evan, the invite, Magda and all the help and your work, team. And great to meet you, Jane! (below part of an article in spanish describing the event).
“Comenzó I Encuentro de Intercambio de Experiencias a través del Arte
Cochabamba vive desde ayer el I Encuentro de Intercambio de Experiencias de la Niñez y la Adolescencia rural-urbana a través del Arte. El evento esta organizado por Unicef, el proyecto mARTadero y el Nodo Asociativo para el Desarrollo de las Artes (N.A.D.A) y la compañía “A puerta Cerrada”- teatro danza.
Este evento que fue inaugurado ayer, contó con la presencia de las defensorías de los municipios de Tiraque, Cliza, Sicaya y Capinota, representantes de Servicios Departamentales de Cochabamba y adolescentes y responsables del Centro de Jóvenes Infractores de Cochabamba. …”
A beautiful route which i undertook with a couple i met at the hotel in Villa Tunari – Patrizia and Thomas. A nice copule from Switzerland, nice change to have someone to talk to in the car for once. I hope I didn’t blast their ears 
Villa Chapari has a somewhat “tropical” feel to it. there is an orchid park nearby which we visited before heading off towards cochabamba where Patrizia and Thomas were expected for a wedding. of course i took loooads of photos (see at the end of this post).
the road to cochabamba is good, a few patches of cobblestone or dirt track, but mainly a fine road leading up to 3200 meters and then a bit down again to cochabamba which is said to be at 2800 meters above sea level (and Villa Tunari around 400 meters a s l).
road and region:
orchid park:
