Vámonos!

So here we are now, in the middle of the Andes on an altitude of 2600 meters, in the heart of South America, Bolivia. After more than 35 hours, four airplanes and a cab ride we finally got to our destination, the city of Cochabamba. Here, in the village of Tiquipaya there is an amazing place called Corazon Grande, which means Big Heart, a home for girls that have nowhere else to go. For the next three months it’s going to be our home too, together with 24 3-18 year-old girls and a handful of people who run the place.

So far South America has only treated us well and offered us views of some of the most amazing wonders of nature, including the most awesome and at the same time scariest thunderstorm I have ever seen, experienced from an airplane at nighttime. Later on a bumpy but breath taking ride over the Andes and the kind and generous people greeting us with open arms have given a good first impression of Bolivia.

After two days without almost any sleep, spending the day with a three year old eager to get to get to know us and an afternoon enjoying lunch with all the girls, we are finally settling down in our beautiful new home, our own house, Casa de las tías. Tired but happy!