On this day, our host neighbors invited us to lunch 🥹 They started with a peanut-based soup called Sopa de maní, then prepared chicken, rice, and dessert, and treated us so well that we felt sorry for them 🥺🥺.
When I first arrived in Bolivia, I was touched by the warmth of the Bolivian people who welcomed me so warmly even though I didn’t speak their language properly 🥹✨.
After that, I went shopping and then made a cake with two of my host families! (They lent me an apron full of Bolivian colors lol)
Baking the sponge, decorating it with whipped cream… the cake was much tastier when everyone made it from scratch 🤭.
They also wrote “Bienvenida a BOLIVIA (Welcome to Bolivia)” and our initials on the decorations, making it a uniquely special cake 🍰.
Calle Linares
For breakfast that day, we had the Bolivian classic breakfast API con Pastel 😋.
Api is a warm, sweet drink made by boiling purple corn. It contains cinnamon and cloves and makes your body warm and fuzzy!
Pastel de queso is a crispy fried pie with cheese. It is usually eaten sprinkled with sugar!
After breakfast, I went to Calle Linares to buy a hat to wear in Uyuni! This street is a very busy place with many tourists. Lots of souvenir shops and umbrella decorations on top ☂.
I got this hat here. It is very cute with a Bolivian-like pattern.
For lunch we had fried chicken at the famous “Pollo Copacabana” in La Paz 🍗😋.
The outside was crispy and the inside was juicy and very tasty 😌 It is supposed to be eaten with hot sauce and it was excellent! I wish it would land in Japan😊.
Peque Peque
Finally, I would like to introduce my host family’s pet cat, Peké.
Peque’s name is derived from the Spanish word “Pequeño,” meaning small.
At first he was shy and would peek at me from a little distance, but as time went on, he got closer and closer, and by the end he was sleeping on my lap every night…! I’m sure you’ll agree….
They are very cute and 100% healing, my favorite family.
Next time we will finally leave for Salar de Uyuni!