Author: Fei An Tjan
35 hours to go before I leave Santa Cruz. For weeks I couldn’t wait to leave and see new things, but now my departure is getting closer every second, I’m starting to feel really sad. Without realising it, I think I became to feel more Camba than I expected…
The last week has been full of museum work, so luckily I didn’t have too much time to think about goodbyes. The triptych had to be finished, nameplates, artist’s resumes and not to forget, the whole museum had to be perfect for the public, which meant a lot of construction work, painting and transport of the paintings and sculptures from La Casa de la Cultura to the museum. Magically, it was all finished half an hour before the grand opening and it was really nice to see that all the hard work of last weeks was appreciated by the artsy crowd. All the things I had worked on the past few months were there! It felt like I really finished my project now.
In those weeks Silvia has been inventing every excuse possible, which would stop me from leaving. From cooking delicious dinners to praying for heavy rainfall, so my bus wouldn’t leave. As for me, I just hoped the receiver of that message was being hearing-impaired…
In the time I wasn’t working, I became a diehard tourist, big camera included (Asian!!) trying to complete all the YOU-HAVE-TO-SEE-THAT places. After all, I couldn’t leave the city and say I had just been to the plaza and home every day. The zoo, the village of Cotoca, the cathedral, swimming pool, Rio Piraí, la Rinconada ecological park, I can all cross it off my list now! Been there, done that!
So I guess I’m ready to leave now. Say goodbye to all the things I’ve been complaining about in all my blogs. Thiefs and beggars, the dirty old men, the crammed micros, the incredibly hot weather, the crazy traffic, jealous Bolivianas, waiting, dance partner dramas, money fraude, etcetera.
But however strange it may sound; I know I’m really going to miss Santa Cruz and all the craziness and people that comes with it! Therefore, no eternal goodbye, but just a hasta pronto…
As governor Schwarzenegger says: ‘I’ll be back!’
