All passengers are clearly advised to walk slowly and be very careful when they step out of the air plane as the oxygen is quite low and can cause altitude sickness or disorientation. I was also told that this has one of the longest runways in the world because of the wind speed at this altitude and planes need more ground to cover to reach the required cruising speed.
Luckily after 7 hours at a tiny little airport and thankfully free access to WiFi I got onto a 35 minute local BoA flight to Cochabamba- the place that was to be my home for the next 90 days.
Almost 25 hours after leaving New York, here I am at my final destination Cochabamba. Simple enough to exit and standing right at the entrance to greet me were Phoebe and Aishling. Really nice girls from Ireland who have been here a couple of months and will continue for a few more. They kindly help with my luggage, get us into a taxi and take me to their apartment where I also meet Tom- another volunteer from Ireland and get told that my flatmate Sebastian (from France) would arrive shortly to pick me up and take me home.
Sebastian arrives, seems really nice. About 22 years of age, friendly and super nice considering he had to translate every single thing for me given our host mother speaks no English. After some introductions to the family and unpacking finally I was in bed. The next day was to be interesting- my first day at Ushpa Ushpa- where the project is located. Had to sleep well to rise early and leave by 0800. 
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