Andrew Gabriel Kuster Zegobia

Papa y Oscarito van a caminar a las montanas; Dad and Oscarito go for a walk in the mountains

2009-05-24T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hola. Hoy es el domingo 24 de mayo de 2009. Papa y mi primo Oscarito se fueron a caminar en las montanas al noreste de Cochabamba en la manana y yo me quede con mi mama, otros primos, y mis tios Shirley y Tito. Arriba me ves con mi tia Shirley, y abajo me ves con mi prima Noelia y su papa, mi tio Tito. Estoy estrenando la ropa nueva que una estudiante de mi papa me regalo ayer.

Hi. Today is Sunday, May 24. Dad and my cousin Oscarito went hiking in the mountains to the northeast of Cochabamba and I hung out with my mom, my other cousins, and Aunt Shirley and Uncle Tito. Above you see me with Aunt Shirley and below you see me with my cousin Noelia and her dad Tito. I'm wearing a new outfit one of Dad's students gave me yesterday.

Abajo se ve un burro esperando que regrese su amo de la ciudad.

Below you see a donkey waiting for its owner to return from town. The donkey is loaded up with whatever the owner bought in town and the hike home up the mountain begins.

Aqui se ve la fabrica de cerveza Taquina desde atras.

Here you see the Taquina beer factory from the back.

Ahi viene un burro cargado, yendo a casa.

Here comes a loaded donkey on the way home.

Que vista mas maravillosa!

What a marvelous view!

Victoria, la perra valiente, y la perra favorita de mi abuelo Teodoro. Ella les acompano a Oscarito y a mi papa.

Victoria the brave dog, and my Grandpa Ted's favorite dog. She went hiking with Oscarito and my dad.

Un cactus que vieron en la montana.

A cactus they saw on the hike.

Un corral.

A corral.

Victoria y Oscarito.

Victoria and Oscarito.

Arriba en las montanas se cultivan las flores

Way up in the mountains flowers are grown.

Una flor.

A flower.

Mi papa con las galletas que comieron.

My dad with the cookies they ate.

Flores.

Flowers.

La vista desde arriba.

The view from above.

Encomiendas del exterior; Packages from overseas

2009-04-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

Aqui estoy con los regalos de Tasmania. Me mandaron una camiseta nueva y un koala. Mis papas comen pan tostado con Vegemite y queso.
Above you see me with the gifts from Tasmania. I got a nice new shirt and a koala. My parents eat cheese on toast with Vegemite.

Arriba me ves con mis libros nuevos. Que lindo! A poco tiempo de haber tomado la foto participamos yo, mi mama y mi papa en el apagon en pro del medio ambiente que tomo lugar a las 8:30 PM el sabado 28 de marzo.
Above you see me with my new books. How wonderful! Shortly after taking the photo, my parents and I participated in the environmental blackout that took place on March 28th at
8:30 PM.

Que año mas increible! Naci durante la visita de mis abuelos Kuster a Bolivia, y al mes comenzaron a llegar encomiendas del exterior.

What an incredible year! I was born during the visit of Grandpa Ted and Grandma Helga to Bolivia, and within a month I started receiving packages from overseas.

Todo comenzo con dos cajas: una de mi Tia Nicolasa y mi Tio Bert, y una de mi Tia Andrea y mi Tio Paul, ambas de California en los EEUU. En las cajas (que llegaron en febrero) habia linda ropa y libros imprescindibles que usan mis papas para guiarse en el cuidado que me dan. Sigo usando la ropa y mis papas leen los libros a diario. Tambien habian en las cajas unos recuerdos hermosos que me hicieron en el baby shower de mi prima Leona Johanna en California. Gracias tios y primos!

It all started with two boxes: one from my Tia Nicolas and Tio Bert, and one from my Tia Andrea and Tio Paul, both from California in the US. In the boxes (which arrived in February) I received wonderful clothes and indispensable books that my parents refer to to help them take care of me. I use the clothes all the time and my parents read the books daily. There were also some really nice gifts that my uncles and aunts and cousins made at the baby shower for my cousin Leona Johanna in California. Thanks uncles and aunts and cousins!

El sabado 28 de marzo recibi una caja con libros de una gran amiga de mis papas, Jane, de Minnesota en los EEUU. Gracias Jane!

On Saturday March 28 I received a box with books from a good friend of my parents', Jane, from Minnesota in the USA. Thanks Jane!

El miercoles 1 de abril recibi una caja de unos nuevos amigos en Tasmania. Recibi una camiseta nueva y un koala. Gracias Claire!

On Wednesday April 1 I received a box from new friends in Tasmania. I got a nice new shirt and a koala. Thanks Claire!

En serio soy un niño afortunado.

I really am a lucky guy.

Palacio Portales

2009-01-27T09:32:00.000-08:00

Hola! El dia martes 14 de enero 2009 fuimos primero a Tuesday, un restaurante en la Avenida America Este aqui en Cochabamba. Los dias martes hay una oferta de dos por uno en las costillas de cerdo. Que rico! Bueno, yo todavia no las puedo comer, pero mi mama si puede. Arriba nos ves en Tuesday, Papa Ted, Mama Helga y yo, y mi mama.

Hi! On Tuesday January 14, 2009 we went first to Tuesday, a restaurant on America Avenue East here in Cochabamba. On Tuesdays they have a two-for-one deal on their ribs. They're so good! Well, I can't eat them yet, but my mom can. Above you can see us at Tuesday, Grandpa Ted, Grandma Helga and me, and my mom.

Despues de terminar de comer fuimos a visitar el Palacio Portales en la Avenida Potosi. Que lugar mas increible! Hay jardines hermosos, y la casa es majestuosa y bella.

After we finished eating we went to see Palacio Portales on Potosi Avenue. What an incredible place! There are stunning gardens, and the house is majestic and beautiful.

Aqui estamos! Mama esta conversando con Mama Helga y yo estoy en los brazos de Mama Helga. Estamos sentados en la entrada a los jardines, esperando que comience el recorrido de los jardines y la casa.

Here we are! Mom is chatting with Grandma Helga and I am in Grandma Helga's arms. We are seated at the entrance to the gardens, waiting for the tour of the gardens and the house to start.

Papa Ted se integra a la conversacion. Grandpa Ted joins the conversation.

Yo me quede con mama a la entrada de los jardines mientras se fueron Mama Helga, Papa Ted y mi papa recorrer los jardines y la casa.

I stayed with mom at the entrance to the gardens while Grandma Helga, Grandpa Ted and dad went to tour the gardens and the house.

La casa fue construida por Simon Iturri Patiño, mas conocido como Simon I. Patiño.

The house was built by Simon Iturri Patiño, better known as Simon I. Patiño.

Antawara, El grupo de mi papa; Antawara, my dad's group

2009-01-26T15:29:00.000-08:00

Las ranas; The frogs

2009-01-26T14:55:00.000-08:00

En la noche del sábado 24 de enero del 2009 mi papá se fue a la Farmacia Copacabana cerca de la casa para comprarme unos pañales. Cuando estaba de regreso a la casa oyó unas ranas en la esquina de la Calle Nicolas Paganini y Avenida Segunda con talento musical, y el quiere compartir esa música con ustedes.

On the night of Saturday, January 24, 2009 my dad stepped out to buy me some diapers at the local pharmacy, Farmacia Copacabana. On his way back home, on the corner of Nicolas Paganini Street and Second Avenue he heard some very musical frogs, and he wanted to share their music with you.

Baby Shower

2009-01-25T13:46:00.001-08:00

Fiesta!!!
Tia Karina, Tia Gladys, mi papa, mi mama, Tia Erika

El 6 de diciembre de 2008 (antes de que yo naciera) mis papas y unos amigos y familiares celebraron un baby shower. Mis abuelos Ted y Helga habian llegado de Lima el dia anterior! Como las fotos estan fuera de orden, voy a comentar acerca de cada foto según lo que me conto mi papa. En las fotos arriba puedes ver mi papa tocando el siku y la quena cuando ya era de noche. Tiene puesto el cargador de bebe que mis abuelos Ted y Helga nos regalaron.

On December 6, 2008 (before I was born) my parents and some friends and family had a baby shower. Grandpa Ted and Grandma Helga arrived from Lima the day before! Since the photos are out of order, I will comment on each one according to what my dad told me. In the photo above you can see my dad playing the siku and the quena after night had fallen. He's wearing the baby carrier my Grandpa Ted and Grandma Helga gave us.

Abajo puedes ver mi primo Oscar tocando el siku. El y mi papa tocaron el huayno Ojos Azules. El huayno es un ritmo tradicional de la cordillera de los Andes, donde vivimos. Como mi primo Oscar es timido, el toco escondiendose atras de mi mama.

Below you can see my cousin Oscar playing the siku. He and my dad played the huayno Ojos Azules. The huayno is a traditional rhythm played in the Andes Mountains, where we live. Since Oscar is timid, he played while hidden behind my mom.

Hora de los sombreros locos! Al anochecer mi papa saco su coleccion de sombreros locos y cada persona presente se puso uno. Abajo puedes ver mi Abuelo Ted y mi Abuela Helga.

Funny hat time! As night fell my dad took out his collection of funny hats and everyone wore one. Below you can see Grandpa Ted and Grandma Helga.
Aqui esta Abuela Juana. Aqui en Bolivia en vez de decir Abuela Juana decimos Mama Juana.

Here is Grandma Juana. Here in Bolivia instead of saying Grandma Juana we say Mama Juana.
Viejos amigos! Aqui estan mi mama y mi papa con Karina, companera de curso de mi papa de primaria (no la habia visto en agnos), y Oscar, mi primo.

Old friends! Here are my mom and dad with Karina, an elementary school classmate of my mom's (whom she hadn't seen for years), and Oscar, my cousin.

Mama Helga converso con mi prima Marisol (la hermana de Oscar), una de sus estudiantes de musica.

Mama Helga conversed with my cousin Marisol (Oscar's sister), one of her music students.

Aqui estan mi tia Nataly y mi prima Marisol con sombreros locos.

Here are Aunt Nataly and cousin Marisol with crazy hats on.

Karina se saco una foto con Papa Noel y Mama Noel.

Karina had a photo taken with Papa Noel (Santa Claus) and Mama Noel (Mrs. Claus).

Aqui estan todos sentados a la mesa. Here's everyone seated at the table.

Aqui esta la torta. Here's the cake.

Aqui esta mi prima Maria Renee. Here's my cousin Maria Renee.

Aqui estan Mama Juana (mi abuela, la mama de mi mama), mi papa y mi mama.

Here are Mama Juana (my grandmother, my mom's mom), my dad and my mom.

Mis papas! Que hermosos! My parents! They're beautiful!

Visitas; Visitors

2009-01-16T08:30:00.000-08:00

Mucha gente me ha venido a visitar; aqui estoy con mi tio Tito, hermano de mi mama. Lots of people have come to visit me; here I am with my uncle Tito, my mom's brother.

Mi Abuelo Ted y mi Abuela Helga llegaron desde los EEUU para estar aqui cuando yo naci y para poder pasar lindos ratos conmigo y con mi mama y mi papa;

Grandpa Ted and Grandma Helga came all the way from the United States to be here when I was born and to spend lots of quality time with me and my mom and my dad.

Me llegaron a visitar mis primos Jhon y Noelia con su mama Roxana;
My cousins Jhon and Noelia came to visit me with their mom Roxana.

Jhon estuvo con mi abuelo viendo la computadora; Jhon hung out with my Grandpa Ted at the computer.

Jhon se divertio con una bandeja nueva que compraron mi abuelo y mi papa; Jhon had fun with a new tray my grandpa and my dad bought.

Erika, su sobrina Marlen, Nicole y su mama Gema me vinieron a visitar;

Erika, her niece Marlen, Nicole and her mom Gema all came to visit me.

Fotos de mi; Photos of me

2009-01-14T10:53:00.000-08:00

Aquí estoy en mi cuna. Here I am in my crib.

Aquí estoy con mi Abuelita Helga. Here I am with Grandma Helga.

En mi cuna. In my crib.

Espero que les hayan gustado las fotos! Hope you liked the photos!

Mi primera visita al pediatra; My first visit to the pediatrician

2009-01-11T16:38:00.000-08:00

El jueves 8 de enero, a los 6 dias de edad, fui con mi mama y mi papa al pediatra. En la sala de espera habían obras de arte famosas, como esta obra de Miguel Angel. Me gusto mucho.

On Thursday January , 2009, at the age of 6 days, I went with my mom and dad to the pediatrician. There were famous works of art in the waiting room, like this work of Michelangelo. I liked it very much.

No hay sala de espera completa sin obras de Joan Miro. Soy fanatico de Joan Miro.
No doctor's waiting room is complete without a couple paintings of Joan Miro. I'm a fan of Joan Miro.

Ah! Una delicia para el ojo. Otra obra de Joan Miro.

Ah! A delight for the eye. Another work of Joan Miro.

A veces duermo.

Sometimes I sleep.

Si tienes que esperar, porque no dormir?

If you have to wait, why not sleep?

Mi papa tomo un autoretrato de toda la familia.

My dad took a self-portrait of the whole family.

Aqui estamos mi mama, yo y mi papa.

Here we are; my mom, me and my dad.

Somos pacientes!

We are patient!

Mi mama es tan hermosa!!!

My mom is so beautiful!!!

Me gusto mucho ir al pediatra. Es el mismo doctor que me atendio cuando naci. Yo subi de peso durante mis primeros seis dias de vida! Fui de 2750 gramos a 3 kilos! Creci! Al nacer yo media 48 centimetros, y al ir a ver al pediatra medi 50.5 centimetros! Iremos nuevamente el jueves que viene.

I really like going to see the pediatrician. He's the same doctor who looked after me when I was born. I gained weight during my first six days of life! I went from 2750 grams to 3 kilos! I grew! When I was born I measured 48 centimeters, and when I went to see the pediatrician I measured 50.5 centimeters! We're going to see the pediatrician again next Thursday.

Visita del Dr. Olmar Montaño

2009-01-11T04:24:00.000-08:00

Nos quedamos mi mamá, mi papá y yo en la clínica hasta el domingo. El Dr. Olmar Montaño me vino a visitar durante el segundo día que pasé en la casa.

My mom, my dad and I stayed at the clinic until Sunday. Dr. Olmar Montaño came to visit me on my second day home.

Mi nombre es Andrew Gabriel Kuster Zegobia

2009-01-08T08:57:00.000-08:00

Que dijiste?

What did you say?

Aquí estoy escudriñando al mundo.

Here I am peering at the world.
A veces duermo.
Sometimes I sleep.

¡Hola! Mi nombre es Andrew Gabriel Kuster Zegobia. Yo nací el dia viernes 2 de enero de 2009 a las 16:12 en la Clínica San Francisco en Cochabamba, Bolivia. Al nacer mi peso era 2750 gramos y medí 48 centímetros.
Mi mamá es Norma Zegobia de Kuster. Ella nació en Cochabamba, Bolivia, igual que yo. Mi papá es Nathaniel Kuster Teigen. El nació en Chicago, Illinois, EEUU.

Hello! My name is Andrew Gabriel Kuster (When we speak Spanish we use our mother's last name after our father's last name. That's why I have one more last name in Spanish than I do in English. So does my dad). I was born on Friday January 2, 2009 at 4:12 PM at the San Francisco Clinic in Cochabamba, Bolivia. When I was born I weighed 2750 grams and I was 48 centimeters tall.
My mom is Norma Zegobia de Kuster (In Spanish women don't drop their maiden name when they are married, they just add their husband's surname after the word "de."). She was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia, just like me. My dad is Nathaniel Kuster. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.