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... CO), Duke University (Durham, NC), Clark University (Worster, Massachusets), and George Washington University (Washington DC). Denver and Duke both offer Fellowships specifically for Returned PCVs and all 4 offer international internships and study abroad options. More on this as it develops. I am also posting some pictures from Paraguay to this blog, check them out. I have had the opportunity to travel all over the country in the past 6 months! See you soon!

... the palace with their numerous mistresses and the resulting tens of children...

Except on the main street of the old town, where it's possible to meet a few tourists, we were alone all the time. It's a quite strange feeling, but that too is part of Paraguay! For lack of time we didn't stay long and we left Asunción after only two nights, but the bed was super incomfortable and there were giant cockroaches and aggressive mosquitoes in the room, so it was the best thing to do. :)

On Thursday I had seen it all in Iguazu and I decided to go to Paraguay. There is not many backpackers or tourists in general going to Paraguay. There is nothing to see and it could be kind of dangerous. I just wanted to experience that myself. In the hostel in Foz the Iguazu there were to Dutch girls travelling to Asuncion as well, so we could do the trip together. First we had to cross the border to Cuidad del Este, which is only a few km ...

... and upon finding books stated (more than asked) "STUDENT!(?)". To which I smiled and nodded and that seemd to leave him content. he passed me aside and continued with his search. We finally stopped for food at around midnight that evening in a small non descript town (all small towns in Argentina look the same - a small grid of roads with a main plaza and a good lashing of religious stautes and momuments celebrating one of a choice of 5 military commanders ...

... it is 6 months, for my host father it is one year, and for my host mother it is 3 months, based on their relation with the deceased.I am still very unclear about what this means, and I am hesitant to ask any more and broach the subject. My host brother has said that this means he can´t go out to parties or dances during that time, and I believe they all have to wear at least some black during this period. I did not realize that it was such a traditional ...

... recently in Paraguay the past few days. food. so in paraguay like in brazil theres tons of pay by the pound places which are supper cheap although i must admit that when i first went to one i sorta just stood there in shock watching other people to figure out how it all works... 1 sandwich with meat (melinesa) massive fruit salad and a small coke or large water 2dollars 1 litre beer at the bar 1.50 2 beers and a massive hot dog with all the trimmings 2 dollars at ...

... or 3 PCVs... I was the first in Potrero Garay) The visit went really well and he has a lot of energy and motivation that I've lost. I'm a little burnt out, I realized. I decided to spend my last 3 weeks in site playing volleyball, dancing, drinking terere, and visiting people. Its been super fun :) I can't believe that the time has already come, though. I might be in denial about it until April ...

... headed back home. Joaquim and Sandra are extremely nice, and I feel extremely fortunate to have met them and them letting me stay with them. I think the next couple of days we might go visiting some nearby towns and maybe a waterfall on Sunday. Then I'll head to Ciudad del Este, Iguazu, and I might be able to head out to Brasil too! yayy PHOTOS

... etwas seltsam eingeschätzt haben. Auf jeden Fall hab ich ihm versprochen, ernsthaft darüber nachzudenken ... P.S.: Für den Fall, dass jemand Bilder vermisst: Es tut mir ja selber leid, aber es gibt da einige Übertragungsschwierigkeiten. Ich arbeite daran, aber ich fürchte, ich hab gar nicht die nötige Software. Und meine Informatikkentnisse sind ja nicht gerade legendär ... Sollte das Problem jemals behoben sein, werde ich nicht zögern, einige Bilder hochzuladen.

... the look I gave him passed on the message "dude, we want 2 single beds" pretty well. That was all yesterday. Today the streets were back to being as busy as you can expect in a capitol. All the police and even the traffic cops carry machine guns. Some lamps even have bullet holes going right through them. Strangly enough the place is really peaceful though. Everything here is extremly cheap, we had breakfast for about 50 eurocents. They all drink the Shemaruh drink the ...