Situation · Live with a Host Family
Live with a host family
Seven chapters with the Mendoza family in Sucre.
7 chapters · about 84 min of practice
The route
7 chapters, in order
From the first step to the last, in the order you will live them.
Where you start
You write before you landThe first WhatsApp before you land, meeting doña Rosario, don Alberto, abuelita Julia and Camila, the house rules said warmly, meals and a food restriction, small problems without complaining, a Sunday almuerzo, and a warm goodbye.
Start from home: tell doña Rosario your arrival day and time, confirm the pickup at the airport and mention what you do not eat.
Before you arrive← You are here
Start chapter 1Where you arrive
You leave as part of the familyFinish on moving day: settle the last week, thank each person, give a small gift and promise to come back for almuerzo.
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Field notes
What this situation tells you about Bolivia
Its chapters hold 37 field notes. Here are 3 of them.
In Bolivia carne on its own often means beef, so ni pollo ni pescado removes any doubt. Vegetarian eating is less common in traditional home cooking, and saying it early, with a soft espero que no sea molestia, gives the cook time to adjust her market list.
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In Sucre you may hear Quechua at the market, on the radio and in family homes, and many Spanish speakers there mix in a few Quechua words. Showing interest in it, rather than treating it as a curiosity, is usually taken as real respect for the family and the region.
Bolivia Pass
Many Bolivian cooks buy the day's almuerzo ingredients in the morning at the market, and the Mendozas live close to the Mercado Central. A message at 9:00 arrives in time to change the plan; the same message at 12:15 arrives when the soup is already on the stove.
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Study in Bolivia
The other situations of this goal
- Join a Spanish SchoolWrite to a Spanish school in Sucre, pass the placement chat, enrol and pay, follow your first class, change group politely, sign up for activities and leave with your certificate.
- Enrol at the UniversityWrite to the international office, read a document list for your own case, hand in your file at the Kardex window, pay the matrícula, choose your courses, follow up politely and find your way on the first day.
- Student LifeJoin the class WhatsApp group, find a room in a shared student flat, agree on bills and chores, use the library, run a group project, talk to a professor after class and plan the weekend with classmates.
- Student PaperworkSay your student situation in one sentence, read a list for your own case, practise the appointment, see a doctor as a student, ask about grades and apostille, and check your dates before a deadline, always verifying at the window.
Study in Bolivia
This situation is in the Bolivia Pass
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