From the Forgotten Corners of the World...

That´s the expression that my colleague Cristina used when we were in a community this week. We are based in Tarija, but have covered quite a bit of mileage, and it does indeed seem like not too many people know about these places teh way they know about other places in Bolivia. And I mean that no one from the outside NGO world is really working here the same way they are in the Altiplano. The population is much more dispersed here, which is part of why. You don´t get as much bang for your buck I guess if you are working in these areas. It´s the same problem I had when I was in the Peten in Guatemala. The aid went to where the most people were.

So, it´s Thursday and so far we have visited 5 communities in Tarija department. The rest of my team is visiting one now while I´m stuck in an internet cafe. Tomorrow we will visit one more in the morning, maybe stop by a vineyard to visit, and then head back to La Paz.

It´s exhausting but energizing at the same time. I´m sure many of you have felt this way about work. If you have, you know how lucky you are.

I´m also totally loving the weather here. It´s hot and sunny. Just teh way I like it. All the other women are complaining about the heat, because they are used to the coolness of La Paz. Not me!

I´m trying to finish work to head back to the hotel. I´ll try to write more over the weekend. I´ll post pictures by next wednesday. I have taken so many this week, that I´m trying to edit back. I managed to become the official team photographer so I have managed to document probably far too much.

I´ll work on having something more pithy and profound to say next time I write. For now, I´m tired. I hope everyone is having a great week.