Arrival in Bolivia!

After may hours in the airport and on planes my group and I arrived safely in Cochabama, Bolivia. It was ironic that the only flight that had no problems was the flight in Bolivia from Santa Cruz to Cochabama. We got to Hospitals of Hope around 2pm yesterday and got moved in. The weather here is so nice. There is no humidity and its warm enough to wear shorts and a t-shirt. We went out to a nice dinner last night that was all you can eat meat. They had the meat on long metal rods and would come around with it and cut off pieces of whatever you wanted. I tried many things that I had no idea what they were, but I can say that I tried cow udder...very unusual.

This morning we went to the market to shop and watch the USA soccer game at a restaurant. The colors here are so bright and beautiful and things to buy are cheap, that it is hard to not buy everything you see. The driving here is crazy and everyone loves to use their horn. Our main transportation is by trufi, which is a small van that you cram in as many people as you can fit. On our way to the market today we were riding along until we heard a huge pop that sounded like a gun shot, but it was our trufi's back tire popping. So we had to change the tire and walk the next blocks to the market.

The culture here is great, but the most frustrating thing is not being able to speak spanish very well. Words and phrases are starting to come back to me slowly though. Thanks for all your prayers!

Jessica