So here's the deal, we're trapped in Santa Cruz. Again. It all started Wednesday when we left Charagua to give a taller (workshop, informational talk, whatever you want to call it) in a little town south of us called Boyuibe. The taller was scheduled for Thursday morning, everything was planned and ready to go, all we had to do was get there. So Wednesday morning we get on the flota and make it to Abapo, where our plan was to get off the flota and take a taxi down south to another town called Camiri, where we would then get out and get on yet another taxi to Boyuibe. Lots of work, yes, but pretty standard. So everything is going well until we learn of a huge blocade along the main highway running from Santa Cruz all the way south. So basically we're sitting on the side of the road in a truck stop town waiting for a taxi that is never going to come because of the blockade. It was unbelievable!! After a 4.5 hour bus ride in the hot hot heat and humidity, we got to sit on the side of a highway for another 2.5 hours sweating to death in the sun! It was awful!! Luckily there were two other couples (one bolivian and one menonite) waiting with us to get to camiri, but after almost three hours (by that time it was getting late) we gave up. The next task was to find a place to stay. The only other place, although 2 hours away still, was Santa Cruz. So the next taxi we see we flag down and load our stuff in the car. So Wednesday night we stay in Santa Cruz, hoping that we can at least make it to the rodeo (there was a big rodeo planned for this weekend, and most of the volunteers were going to go check it out) on Friday. As luck would have it, the blockade is not letting up and the rodeo itself has been canceled. So at that point we said, well, at least we tried, and got ready to go buy our bus tickets back to Charagua. Right at that moment I got a call from the security guy saying, there is a blockade back to your site, so you must stay in Santa Cruz until further notice. So that's where I am right now. Waiting in Santa Cruz without a purpose until the roads clear up. The up side is that I got to watch two days of the democratic convention, so that was cool. Just wanted to give you a quick update. I've got lots of activities planned in Charagua, if I ever get back, and I'm excited to get going!! I'll keep you updated on how all that goes once I get back.