Hotel Presidente Asuncion

... They fill the cup with yerba mate (which looks like shredded tea leaves), and they put in a straw with very small holes in the bottom so that they can drink without taking in the bits of yerba mate. Then they fill the cup with water, drink, refill, pass it to their friend to drink, refill, drink, and repeat all day. Everyone - bus drivers, armored-car drivers, policemen, office workers, security guards - all drink (and share) terere/mate all the ...

... started to really chuck it down so we broke for Jack to eat our packed lunches. We then went to see the falls where we met our mentalist guide Fabio (a different one) and the proceeded to try and lose him for the rest of the day. Some succeeded where others failed despite the same ones giving out earlier about leaving the remainder of us to absorb him. Anyway I did enjoy myself having purchased a large white cheese factory visitor/ku klux klan plastic hooded coat ...

Hi all, Its been a long time since I've updated by blog. I really haven't used the Internet too much lately, but this weekend I am in Asuncion doing lots of errands and hanging out. Everyone from my training group came in as well this weekend to hang out. My site is going well. I actually feel really busy already working with the water commission and the women's commission. I'm also trying to get started in the schools. I was supposed to start on ...

... juste pour voir, s'imprégner des odeurs parfois agréables parfois nauséabondes, et de faire des découvertes marrantes! Il y a plein de fruits et légumes étranges partout, et en particulier à un moment nous avons trouvé des mini-ananas, les plus petits que j'aie jamais vus! Nous en avons acheté un et en fait ils ne sont pas bons du tout (tout durs, secs et acides), mais ça nous a donné l'occasion de faire les idiots avec à l'hôtel. :)<br><br>Nous avons passé pas mal de temps aussi ...

Hello all, I have not written in about 5 days and so much has happened in that time that I can't even remember all of it. It feels like about a month. We officially started language and technical classes on Monday, and I am in the Guarani class. We have 4-6 hours of class per day and sometimes I feel really overwhelmed by the amount of information being presented to us. There are only 6 people in my class, so ...

... pump which powers our town's running water system and claps of thunder signalling the cancelation of the trip we planned to San Rafael Reserve. Oh, and a case of whatever in the water makes you sick to your stomach. That's all for now - enjoy the pictures from the last couple of months and trip to Brazil.

... particularly fast food, is pretty boring, basically variations on starch starch and starch, with a little meat thrown in for flavor in the ubiquitous pizza, hamburgers, and 'panchos' (hot dogs) that line the walls of perception. At least they still have empanadas, so I can remember what continent I'm in. The more expensive meals seem to merely shift the meat: starch proportions upward. They have tango and tenors, too, singing and dancing for tips ...

... ich noch nicht gehen! Heute hatte wied** eine Kollegin Geburtstag. Geburtstage sind hi** sehr wichtig, denn sie bieten einen tollen Vorwand, um einfach mal zwei Stunden Arbeitszeit dafür zu opf**n, T****é zu trinken und Kuchen zu essen. Gesungen wird ebenfalls reichlich. Noch ein, zwei Geburtstage mehr und dann kann ich den Refrain all** wichtigen paraguayischen Volkslied**. Ansonsten lassen es sich einige nicht nehmen, ihre wirklich abenteu**lichen Englischkenntnisse an uns auszuprobi ...

... never get sick of talking about PY... I was wrong :) ha ha. I really appreciate it all! Secondly, I had a really long 37 hour trip back to PY. I won't go into details, but I think I cried 3 times... the last time being when I was almost to my bed at my hotel that I booked 2 months ago but they lost my reservation and I had to raise hell to get a bed... when a stair broke under my foot and I ...