Sabe Centre Hotel Asuncion

... places, although it was a lot cleaner than many. The town is renowned for the petty crime, although we did not see any, and the street were full of armed police or soldiers. On leaving there we drove around the wealthier bit of town and there were some impressive houses, these were seen whilst we were trying to find somewhere to buy vehicle insurance for Argentina. We did not succeed and so returned to the camp for the night to get ready to leave tomorrow.

... that I had ever seen! We bought one and actually they aren't good at all (hard, dry and bitter), but at least we could fool around with it back at the hotel! :)<br><br>We also spent quite a lot of time doing nothing, chilling out. I remember specifically an evening watching Sofia Coppola's "Lost In Translation", laying on the bed eating chocolate. :) Hard life...<br><br>The last thing we did, the evening before Daniela's departure, was to try to find her a guitar. We had heard that in ...

... possible jusqu'aux hauteurs de la Bolivie. Requis: une petite moto (600-1000$US neuve ici, revente ensuite), des sous sur place (pour acheter le permis de conduire!) et un courage bien accroché. Au programme: 2 ou 3 semaines à bouffer des kilomètres, de la jungle jusqu'à l'Altiplano, tout voir en cours de route, dormir où on peut, manger ce qu'on peut, et croiser les doigts. Bon sens et ...

... Paraguay est un pays où le tourisme n'existe quasiment pas. Dans les bus régulièrement j'étais le seul blanc-crème, et les regards indiquaient un mélange de méfiance et de curiosité. L'infrastructure touristique est inexistante, alors on oublie les auberges et on doit aller dans des hôtels. Le résultat est que c'est assez cher de voyager au Paraguay, parce que même les hôtels les plus minables ne sont pas donnés, et bon on ne veut pas aller dans un hôtel minable... En tout cas ...

... is huge and probably covers about 8 or 9 city blocks with stalls selling everything under the sun, but we did not have time to explore before it closed. We then went downtown, where absolutely everything was closed. It was like walking through a ghost town on Sunday with very little people out and about. The city was fairly disappointing. For the downtown of the capital of an entire country, it is not modern or impressive whatsoever. Most of the ...

... for 9 nights to pray. Tonight will be the 9th night, so there will probably be lots of people around tonight. I did not go with them last night because I did not think it was appropriate, but after talking with people it seems that it may be OK if I went with them tonight, but I have not decided if I want to do that. I did not realize this before, but each family member has a specific amount of time in which they are officially in mourning. For my host ...

The end of our two years in Peace Corps has finally arrived, and though we knew it was coming it doesn't make it any easier to leave. Saying goodbye to Caazapa'mi was the hardest thing that I have done during my service, period. I can't exactly say why - I know we will be back someday, I know this is just the beginning of our connection to Paraguay, I know that we have done good work of which we can be proud. The last 6 weeks have been like ...

... lots of small towns near Areguas, around the huge lake, visiting a basilica and other interesting places... yeah, sorry, i'm tired... the pictures will have to do for now... PHOTOS

My first thoughts on missionary life in Paraguay. 1. I don´t think I will be bored to often here 2. The chickens have come back to haunt me 3. It is scary and awesome to be a real nurse 4. In some ways life is much more normal than I thought it would be 5. It is quiet with out my crazy family here 6. Pan y carne (Bread and meat) 7. Spanish, Portuguese, Guarani and English together it might be harder than nursing school

... the extended family in the bathroom. I guess for three pounds a night for a double bed and en suite you can´t expect the Ritz, but still deserve better than the Pitz... I had arrived yesterday in 32 degree humid conditions and threw my shorts on this morning for the first time since Byron Bay back in early May. I really should have at least conducted at least a cursory check of the conditions before doing this and myself in grey, wet conditions, standing out even more than I would ...