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Aparthotel Lipa Asuncion

Ananda 300 y Elias Ayala Asuncion, 1749 , Paraguay

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Made it at last!

A travel blog entry by hmillman

After a super long journey involving delayed planes and bad movies, Leah and I have arrived in Asuncion, Paraguay. I think I've slept maybe 2 hours in the past 36, so this will be a short entry before bed. This is a really nice little hotel. It has about 12 rooms, and a family feel to it. It's in a residential area that we'll explore tomorrow when …

Orientation

A travel blog entry by hmillman

Some general observations from my first day in Paraguay this year:

--This area sports some intensely nice houses. Generally they all have at least one hardcore tall fence enclosing them. At least one we walked by has electric wire across the top. Super hardcore.

--This area is quiet! It was amazing not to get woken up at 6:30 this …

Another Canada Day Abroad

A travel blog entry by hmillman

Once again I find myself not in Canada for Canada Day. Two years ago I was in Britain and 2 years before that I was in Mexico. Anyways, I guess I'll miss the fireworks but some nights it seriously sounds like fireworks are being set off somewhere around here, so maybe it'll be a little festive round here tonight!

Today we met with the …

This and that from 2 weeks in

A travel blog entry by hmillman

So, today my roommate, Leah, left to head back home from Canada. I've literally had someone with me 24/7 for the past 2 weeks, so it feels a bit strange. I'm hoping that I come to enjoy this time I have to get lots of work done and discover things on my own. Now that I know my way around the city (and even out to Luque) I'm pretty comfortable …

The many noises of Asuncion

A travel blog entry by hmillman

It's funny how when you're in a different place all of the foreign sensory input can become all jumbled in your brain. At first it can be difficult to differentiate between all of the new sights, smells, sounds...even the particular feel of the sun and wind. The sun here feels a lot more intense than back home. Yesterday it was only 25 or 26 …