Our Latin America journey story begins here: the best place to understand the start of the adventure that changed our lives.
On December 9, while looking at the horizon from the Rio de la Plata coast in Punta Indio, we discovered something simple yet magical:
Where the river ended, Uruguay began.
At that very moment, a dream was born: the desire to cross to the other side and see what was waiting for us there.
Little by little, we made hope our guide, and that is how we began the journey that would change everything.
We met when the tiredness in our souls felt heavier than our suitcases.
We are Ozcan and Beni.
Ozcan is a calm, intelligent and protective man; 52 years old, a lawyer, a Turkish citizen, and his marital status is “happy.”
Beni is Paraguayan; a woman who loves to laugh, has a free spirit, and has learned to find beauty even on the greyest days.
She is 44 years old, a designer, and her marital status is also “happy.”
Moments from our Latin America journey
Small memories from our journey through Argentina, Peru and Bolivia.
The traces our Latin America journey left in us
Both of us come from lives lived for others;
until destiny, with an invisible tenderness, made our paths cross.
Since that day, the meaning of everything has changed:
When he needs light, I light up a smile;
When I look for calm, he brings peace.
You can read the details of our journey that began in Latin America in the Home section.
And so, without realizing it, we completed together what life had left unfinished.
We decided to leave certainties behind and set out on the road:
A South America journey on wheels, taking freedom as our compass and honesty as our guide.
At every border, we left behind a piece of fear;
at every dawn, we learned that happiness is not found, it is built while looking in the same direction. This became one of the most instructive periods of our Latin America journey experience.
The road united us; it strengthened us and made us each other’s companion and confidant.
We learned that the essence of being together is not possession, but companionship.
And tenderness is also a form of courage.
And so our hearts continue to beat in the same rhythm, with laughter and silences,
among horizons that are still waiting for us;
because destiny is not searched for, it is found and recognized.
One of the most important things we learned throughout our journey was the value of patience, harmony and growing together. This Latin America journey gave us not only new countries, but also new perspectives, new hopes and new beginnings.
For general information about Latin America, you can visit the Latin America page on Wikipedia.