Welcome to The Bohemian Diaries! I'm Jessica, a photojournalist and avid explorer currently living in Bolivia. This is my collection of travel stories and moments abroad. { More about me }
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“The key to happiness is actually quiet simple. The love and care you have for everyone is the same love and care you also receive. Be open and friendly to everyone, not only to friends and family, and you’ll see happiness in life.” Meet Marcial. As a tour guide in his hometown of Uyuni, he(…)
“So come with me where dreams are born and time is never planned. Just think of happy things and your heart will fly on wings, forever.” – Peter Pan
Meet Liliana. She lives off a stretch of highway connecting the bustling cities of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba in the roadside town of Sugal. This isn’t, however, the center of her world. At nine years old Liliana has another place in mind she would one day like to call home.
Marcelo Alvares Meet Marcelo. At 30 years old he’s found what most people spend lifetimes looking for – happiness. Little did he know ten years ago when he fumbled with his first embroidery that sequins would eventually become the key to his success. While Marcelo sews and designs at his “studio,” Bordados Imperial, he considers(…)
Nicolasa Zerán Meet Nicolasa. Her national ID claims she is 51 but she could really be 52. She doesn’t exactly know in what year her April 12 birthday falls and so, she chose the later for the record. She can, however, recount spending the last 25 years selling strawberries and other fruit on the same(…)
Oh the joy of wanting what you don’t have. I swear living abroad without much window shopping (or shopping of any kind for that matter) intensifies my cravings for certain things. Can I get a Pro Photo Supply store up in here puuhhleez?? Sigh. I know, I know. I shouldn’t get caught up in what(…)
//We’ll run wild, We’ll be glowing in the dark//