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- Asuncion
- Capital
- Guarani (PYG)
- Currency
- 5,734,139
- Population
- PY
- Country Code
Concepcion Slideshow
Concepcion
Travel Blogs from Concepcion, Paraguay
Bump in the Night
This is a top pick! ... tying. Despite all of Dad`s persistent and careful instruction over the years, I really have no idea. Another Boat Trip Rio Paraguay beckoned. Not quite as strongly as I originally thought, but it called me to the port and I asked some questions and ...
First weeks in site
Hey all! I´ve made it through my first 2 weeks in site. Things here are pretty good. There is a great group of volunteers up in my area. It has been nice to have some people to show me around - all the good places to shop and ...
10 months to go!
That´s right...10 months to go. Before I know it, I´ll be 2/3 of the way there and well on my way to hot showers and slurpees. 27 months sounds like such a long time...but I´m on the downhill part and it´s going rather quickly! Update ...
cold weather
I can say that I will never take for granted again insulation nor heat! The weather here is changing as we are approaching winter. And even though the temperatures are in the 40s and 50s...they might get down to the 30s soon. I´ve ...
an update...
Hey there...we´ll i´ve been on a 5 month hiatus from my blog and thought i might send an update. I´ve been hooked on the facebook phenomenom and seem to have neglected my blog...though I´m not sure that anyone actually reads this anymore. ...
First bit of real work : )
Next week is my official site presentation where my coordinator from PC comes out to present me to the community. She gets to come and explain all the good stuff...namely what is PC, what I´m doing there, why I can´t ride a moto, and how it is ...
Pozo Colorado
Pozo Colorado To get to Concepcion, my only choice was to take a bus to Pozo Colorado, a ghost town. This was a surreal experience. Basically, they dropped me off next to this gas station. I would have to sit and wait for ...
Concepcion
... at this dump of a hotel. Oh well, it was just for a night. When day came, things were great. Concepcion is actually a very nice city with some of the most friendly people I´ve ever met. I didn´t have much time to spend ...
The Joys of Buses
... tall so here´s this machete...go out there and cut away and no running! That´s it...my exciting second week in November in Paraguay...now your life is complete having known what I´m doing! Now send me an update because I want to know what you ...
Less than 7 months to go!
7 months to go! A little less than...more like 6 1/2 but who´s counting...haha... What kind of fun have I been having? I went on my first vacation to the waterfalls in Argentina...they were amazing to say the least. ...
howdy
... skirt, flops and a tank in Asuncion bargaining with scalpers on the streets of Asuncion in hopes of getting a decently priced ticket to the Paraguay Brasil soccer game coming up in a few weeks... the tickets sold out in a few hours, my bus 6 hours south ...
Why do I have to name these...
Hey all...a weather update...I didn´t freeze last night and I´m wearing shortsleeves which is so much better than all the layers. Plus I can bathe which I know you are all happy to hear about. Not that it matters to you all...but for my own ...
An update
Last week I went to a nearby site to help some volunteers with a winter camp. It rained so we didn´t think many would show up but we ended up with 40 kids inside the house singing, making noodle necklaces, and giving a charla on trash and ...
life of a cowboy and a youth in jail in paraguay
... ' as martin called it) and we met his roommate Vivi and her aunt. we had a really well-rounded experience in concepcion, which seemed like a really unlikely place to have such a fulfilling experience. martin also offered to deliver copies of the HIdden ...
Twice in 2 days!
Okay...so just another quick note. Hey I´m usually not in the centro this much, but today is a holiday for Concepcion. It´s the celebration of the founding of Concepcion so they had this big, huge parade for 6 hours through the centro. ...
2 weeks to go!
... 8217;ve already sent applications out to some school systems there and was offered an interview, but unfortunately interviewing from Paraguay just wasn’t possible. I’m still looking though…hoping to catch something for the ...
Things I miss about the STATES!
... Wearing mismatched clothes PCVs (Peace Corps Volunteers) Spanish & Guaraní Basketball Volleyball Children's Home (HOGAR) American Market...every Thursday in Concepcion! Text Messaging SuperSeis (grocery store) Teaching English ...
Site Visit!
So I made it back from my site visit! Another volunteer and I took the overnight bus to get back to Asuncion. My site visit was interesting to say the least...it rained a lot so I didn't get to walk around and see very much. The roads ...
GO GIANTS!
... we´ll be able to tune in. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Things here are...well...HOT...yes I know, it´s Paraguay...and this hot weather seems to run about 9 months out of the year. Everytime I see those blowup kiddy pools I ...
Moving!
Saturday is moving day! I´ve found a place to live. It´s on the same street I´m living on now...only 5 houses down...thank goodness I don´t have to rent a horse and cart to carry my stuff...haha mom that one was for you! I´m gonna ...
Life on the farm, Paraguayan style
... floating down the Rio Ipane on innertubes with Tessa and Andy, a pair of upbeat travelers Peter had come across in Concepcion. Paraguay itself is lush and green, a world apart from anything we've seen, with a still developing infrastructure and ...
My new place!
I can´t say enough how much I am enjoying my new place! It´s nice to be able to cook what and when I want. I think I forgot what it was like to be able to choose what to eat. I´m enjoying going to the mercado nearly everyday to buy ...
Another update
... and singing. It was a fun weekend to get in and see everyone. The Regional Director made the trip up to Concepcion and I got to have dinner with her and some other volunteers and coordinators. The next morning they all came to watch me ...
Check out my buddies!
... parties on the patio. Good times! http://threedaysonadonkey.blogspot.com/ Sarah Bee Keeper, RL Petit (AKA Campo outside of Concepcion) Sarah aka BEE is a beelover...I mean...I myself would be terrified, but give her 5 mins to talk about ...
Tanto Tiempo
... 4. Teaching English classes on the weekends to a great group of youth. 5. Hanging out with other volunteers in Concepcion. 6. Anxiously waiting to see the latest pictures of my nephew. 7. Missing YOU! Yes YOU! K ...
This and That...
... a nice thermo and guampa (AKA terere team) before I leave Paraguay. Personalized they said...for much cheaper than anywhere in Concepcion. So we´ve given 2 charlas so far...the first one was on TEAMWORK and COMMUNICATION. This week ...
asuncion/tobati
... ATM cards, and finally, a little pamphlet the Peace Corps had sent to him before he left the states, entitled: Your Assignment: Paraguay. A long, hearty laugh was had by all when he thanked me for bringing his assignment because, for the last eight ...
It´s hard to say goodbye
It´s always hard to say goodbye and today was no different when we bid farewell to Fabiola and her family. Fabiola quietly came up to Luc as we got out of the truck this morning, and we knew right away that she was going to be a very sad little girl. ...