we made it!

It´s our first official night in Bolivia, and we´re so happy to be here. We left Chicago on time early yesterday morning, miraculously bypassed the storms between Miami and Lima, and flew smoothly into the El Alto airport here in Bolivia at 4 this morning! The people are beautiful, the land is beautiful, and it feels home-like to us already. The sun was shining gloriously on the mountains as we taxied down from the airport to La Paz. We arrived on the doorstep to our hostel, just in time for a lovely Bolivian lady to let us in the gate. It was crisp and cool here today, and after catching up on some sleep, we ventured out to see some of the capital city! The patriotism here is strong- with colorful signs, pictures, and drawings of the president ( Evo Morales) and flags in many places. We wandered into a square where there was a demonstration of some sort going on. With our Spanish skills as limited as they are, we didn´t really know what it was about. It was drawing attention, but peaceful and nothing unrestful broke out. The people here, as far as we have learned and understand, are wonderfully un-shy about making their voices heard. And we witnessed a moment of that today.
Tomorrow it´s off to Cochabamba! We´ll head to the bus station around 7am and are really looking forward to seeing the landscape of our beautiful new home from the window of our bus. We´ll have plenty of time to take in the sights: it´s an 8 hour ride. But actually, we both are looking forward to the beauty and the time to contemplate, reflect, take it in, and anticipate what´s to come! Hasta luego, mis amigos...Korie