Our short, two-week trip to Bolivia is almost over. And, yes, we both bought an incredible ammount (a suitecase full) of new books & other research resources. Wednesday at dawn we fly back to the US, then head off to Kalamazoo for my official doctoral graduation ceremony. After a day or two at the lake w/ family, we'll finally head back to "home" (K8 hasn't actually been "home" in three months!). It's been a pleasant whirlwind trip, but we're looking forward to settling back into our routine at home.
Things still haven't changed dramatically in Bolivia. The "crisis" (as everyone refers to Bolivia's existence since at least 2000) continues unabated, droning on & on, only changing tempo & tone from time to time. But life, for most people, seems to continue as usual, though w/ the slight improvements that time always seems to bring (one wonders how much more things could improve if there was no "crisis").
Well, could be, if Bolivia's lucky, that it'll muddle through, as do many other LA countries, and that it'll simply outlast Morales' time, and plod on toward a (somewhat) better future....