Batty In Bolivia
In September 2012 I went to Cochabamba, Bolivia to spend 10 weeks working as part of the Mosaj Yan project which aims to empower girls living on the streets through education.
Sad To Leave Such Wonderful People
9th November 2012
It seems like my time here has flown by so quickly. Within a few short weeks I’ll be returning back to England and saying goodbye […]
Lago Titicaca
4th November 2012
Thought I’d share with you guys a little trip away we had last week to Lago Titicaca. Its is one of the most beautiful scenery’s […]
Living Under Bridges – Part 1
26th October 2012
Today at work we did outreach, reaching out to the population living on the streets of Cochabamba. We visited a bridge in the North of […]
Its the Simple Things
20th October 2012
We are almost half way through the trip and I’m finding myself in a pretty tough place. I’m sat here trying to understand the injustice […]
My Working Week
7th October 2012
So this week was the first proper week of work. I’m placed in the Centre of Motivation, this was the centre I really wanted to […]

Hello I'm Lauren Batty a charity volunteer from the UK. Welcome to my online journal of my time in Cochabamba, Bolivia and Medina, Brazil.





