Guarani Esplendor Hotel Asuncion

... 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.

... Spanish restaurant, our confidence that mimicking a crab would result in said crab arriving cooked on my plate was much over played as I ended up with some fish nonsense in a blue cheese sauce, I wont lie to you, it was pure rotten. Matt and myself went out to an English bar and bless him he was excited to order sidre thinking it was some kind of cider (he’s from somerset, ooh arr)only to find it was more a watered down glue substance, we drank the bottle though ...

... to take the keys of her house and take a bus there. Considering my previous bus experience I decided to wait until she was finished. After class went to have a Paraguayan hamburger and went to bed early. The next day Shirley was teaching again, so I decided to go to visit the city centre. I got into a similar bus challenge as the last day, but I managed to arrive in the city where I spent the day walking around. There was not that much to ...

... after another as we got to know Paraguay and it's capital city. I never thought a country surrounded by so many others could find such a distinctive voice. But you hear one in Paraguay and although you dont speak the same language you recognise the noice. Poverty is synonomous with Paraguay and you see it as soon as you cross the border - mothers washing children and clothes in the river and poor infrastructure. But this is part of the charm of this country. We ...

... of the areas, the rich area consists of shops restaurants bars and cafes and is very fancy and has the definite high class feel to it, i'd even say this area is much more posh then anyway i been i Edmonton, although its sorta built like a south Edmonton common shopping complex area, but slowly the bars and restuarents have started to take over. I really did not know what to expect when coming here coz everyone talks ...

... 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 ...

... which is good news! We ate out the other night - 10 pints of beer, 2 pizzas and 2 portions of chips all for less than 4 quid. A hotdog from a street seller costs 20p. And you get that many Guarani to the pound that when I checked my balance the other day I was literally a millionaire! Going to have to take a photo.People had told us that there was nothing to see in Paraguay, but we are having a great time!