Aparthotel Lipa Asuncion

... and boredom. I did find out that there were a few things open, namely the shopping centres away from the centre. And there I wandered aimlessly, looking at clothes and electronic goods until the cinema opened. Then I watched a dreadful rom-com that made me want to pull out my eyes.<br><br>More boredom followed and so I went to another shopping centre and watched another film. This time it was an ultra ...

... Asuncion Christian Academy to prayer-walk the school and learn more about its role here in Paraguay. After we left, we went to Gustavo's church to meet the locals and make crafts. Diane shared her testimony as Ray translated it for the deaf. A great fellowship was there, with the deaf giving us lots of smiles and blessings as we left. We ended the night at Ray and Cindy's where we all shared our testimonies until late into the night.

... as how we paid for it and all. We were due to meet some of the other separatist movement but they ended up in a Hooter&#8217;s Bar, so needless to say they didn&#8217;t show up, but spending the evening alone with the most beautiful 22 yr old boy in the world ever made up for it! <br><br>The laundry was billed as being dead cheap here so we dropped off a huge pile to the rattiest paraguayian woman we had met, think Pauline fowler, she had so much courtesy of our group ...

... tourist looking for a bus bringing me somewhere. To be honost I was a little bit nervous, but in a excited way. I found the bus, which was loaded with people and I had to squeeze myself in with my backpack. The driver had three assistants for some reason and I asked one of them to throw me out at that particular street. They took the trowing out quite serious; or at least they trew out my backpack there. I was stuck in the middel of the ...

... would later incounter this "charm" with less endearing closeness as we explored the city, but for the moment we were just happy to have reached our hotel (it had been impossible to find a cheap hostel as backpackers simply don't go to Paraguay). The hotel was sheer luxury and with midday sun stronger than I've ever known it, siestas seemed inevitable and the pool too inviting. Our first port of call was a session of enjoying the sun - this was after all our "Easter holiday". Time ...

... I have quite a bit of paperwork to read through. I will meet my community contact tomorrow, and then Friday we will head off to my site together. I will be there until Wednesday. I will try to update with some pictures once I get back. We will have several days off for Semana Santa (Holy Week) so I should have some free time to do that. Until then, take care, Chris

... plot, scheme, and 007 my way across the Argentina-Paraguay bridge. -The Iguazu Falls were incredible, so sorry my camera was stolen. For now, enjoy this: FOR TOURING CYCLISTS: 1) Crossing from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay to Iguasu, Argentina through Brasil without a Brasilian Visa was no problem for me. 2) Spare spokes worked like a charm to fashion replacement BOB trailer pins. 3) You ...

... noise that I put down to mice but turned out to be bats. It was all a bit strange really! We went for a walk around town to see if there was anyone alive out there and the only people we found were the staff of Burger King who thankkfully gave us a meal as there weren´t any restaurants open! After an early night on Saturday we got up late on Sunday and headed to a mall (I know this all sounds rather shallow, the mall, Burger ...

Its been awhile, I know. So here's whats happening... I'll start with the big news... (drum roll...) I got the Volunteer Coordinator position! So I officially have 16 months left of my service (assuming I clear medical things, which is funny, since I'm already down here...) I will be working in the PC office, using the internet daily, will have 5 bar cell reception, a flushing toilet, and a hot shower. I'm hoping to take my home leave in August so ...

... Erkundungstour durch unser Barrio ist mir auch aufgefallen, dass unser Haus in einer Art Edelviertel liegt. Es gibt auffällig viele Schönheitskliniken und Sicherheitsleute. Letztere geben mir allerdings kein wirklich sicheres Gefühl. Die sehen eher aus wie bewaffnete Schwerverbrecher, die eine Uniform geklaut haben. Trotzdem ist ein Edelviertel in Paraguay ein bisschen anders ... Unmengen streunender Hunde, die bevorzugt ...