There seem to be two “convenient” ways to get to Cochabamba, Bolivia where our office and the vast majority of our volunteer placements are. One is to fly through Buenos Aires, Argentina and the other is through Sao Paolo, Brazil. On the way there I took the Brazilian route from Sao Paolo to Bolivia. Since it was my first time in South America, I asked for a window seat and watched the world below and what a sight! About an hour into the flight all I could see below me was a sea of green, more green and then some more green. It was amazing. With no clouds in sight, all I could see 30,000 feet below me was untouched jungle. There were no roads, buildings or any sort of signs of human kind. In this ever so globalized world of 6 billion souls, it is hard to imagine a place without electricity, TV, internet or roads but that was exactly what I was seeing pass below me. It really makes you think about how big this planet is and how important it is to keep this untouched land untouched.

More about Cochabamba and our projects in Bolivia will be coming soon ….