Aparthotel Westfalic Asuncion

... horror" that was similarly terrible. But it passed the time.<br><br>Throughout this most boring day I did pass by a few tourists. However I didn't really meet anyone and there was no one else staying in my hotel so it really was dull and lonely.<br><br>I couldn't cope with another day like that and so I quickly escaped to the bus station to make my way south to Encarnacion. At least there were things to do there... <br>

... had to shut up shop for the day so we had to batter the window to get her to let us in, it was only 10am). Couple of us mooched around the sites and I spent a fiver getting the shittiest roll of camera film developed of my underwater Galapagos pics, they were so woeful it was funny. The classier of us picked up a burger king carry out and caught up on the grass for luncheon before stopping off to make more expensive purchases in the chemist on the way home (five ...

The day started with breakfast at Ray and Cindy's, then it was off to Iglesia Bautista de Sordos (Baptist church) to sit in on their worship service. It was amazing to watch them worship the Lord without a single word being spoken. I was especially moved by how they use sign language to sing songs and praise Him. Their pastor Gustavo is truly a touched man of God.<br><br>After the church service, we went to lunch and then traveled to Limpio ...

... wearing my flip flops and I had to wrestle through the crowd and jump out of the driving bus in order to get to my backpack. Fortunately the English institute where Shirley was teaching was around the corner. I got picked up by some students and I was brought the the class where she was teaching at the moment. I was lucky they had exams, because Shirley told me she would have made me do a presentation about myself and my country. She offered ...

... tell just how strong the sun really was as we slowly developed agonising sunburn and speedily made friends with our aftersun lotion. <br><br><br><br>Deciding the sun was just too much we grabbed our stuff and set off into town to start exploring. Just round the corner from the house was the main square of the city, the Plaza Urugaya, which afforded us perhaps the two biggest shocks of our time in the Capital. Firstly, the sheer lack of people, this was supposed to be the ...

Hello family and friends, I hope all is going well in the US. It's Saturday afternoon and I've come into town to get a few things done. I got a hair cut for the first time since I've been here, and it really does not look the same, but I guess it will do. I also need to pick up a few things before I head out for long field practice next week. But no where in town has contact lens solution, so I'll have to get that next time I'm in Asuncion. The last ...

... ride across the bridge between Encarnacion, Paraguay and Posadas, Argentina, but hitching a ride in the back of a truck was easy. Bussing is also an option. FOR MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY: In addition to some important pieces of equipment, when my backpack was stolen I also lost my cell phone and address book so please email me your phone/address information so I can call you and send postcards.

... but there really is nowt else to do on a weekend!!) and watched the Arsenal vs Chelsea game in a bar and had a drink and some cheese and olives on sticks. Checked the cinema times but there wasn´t anything decent on so headed back to the centre. Found another cinema, still with nothing decent on but ended up watching Tropic Thunder which was surprisingly amusing in parts. Tom Cruise dancing at the end was horrifying but other than that ...

... ll will see me then. OR you can come to South America where the air is clear and the goverments are corrupt. Speaking of corrupt governments, I'm sure ya'll are familiar with the hoopla happening between Bolivia and the US and Venezuela and that really crazy ex-venezuelan dictator stating that if anyone tries to side with the US its like giving venezuela a "green light" to invade their country. Um. Ok Venezuela. Anyway, due to the sudden ...

... frühen Morgen unterwegs sind und die mich zu Beginn doch ein wenig zweifeln liessen, ob es so klug war, ausgerechnet auf die Tollwutimpfung zu verzichten, und abenteuerliche Pferdekarren, die per Lautsprecher den Verkauf der besten Mandiokawurzeln der Stadt ankündigen, sind nur zwei Beispiele ... Heute Abend scheinen wir übrigens in eine Art Bar zu gehen, um den Abschied zweier Praktikanten zu feiern. Man darf gespannt sein :)