Westfalenhaus Asuncion

... street. So, with us being in the left lane we figured this out when a bus tried to make a right hand turn into our lane! Luckily, we were able to swerve into the right lane and avoid an early end to our vacation.
We eventually came upon a motorcycle cop and we asked him how to get to Segovia. He told us, all in Spanish of course, and we thought we were going the right way, but we were not. So, we stopped and asked a taxi driver. Conrad says ...

... 18 kilometers. The whole thing is incredibly impressive, especially considering the amount of pure manpower went into making it. It's incredibly what people were able to build without any machines.

We also got to see the outside of the main cathedral in town. It's one of last Gothic castles built...constructed in the 1500's. We decided not to go inside, as it cost 4 euros to go in and we decided we'd had enough cathedrals in ...

Hello all,

Quick update here!
We are in Segovia Spain at the moment and this is our second day in spain.
We made our way to the south of France and did a bt (like an hour) of surfing in Biarritz, France, which was unreal. Being a surf bum would be fun to try for a bit!
The weather is consistenly cloudy mornings, warm for about 3 hours in the afternoon and then cloudy again. (always!)
We then headed here to Segovia, Spain ...

... a piece of it for her meal so I got to try it. It was actually pretty good. The skin was like super hard and crunchy and was awesome and the meat was really tender. I got castellano soup, chicken, and ice cream for dessert. It was delicious.
After lunch we explored the city a little more and hung out. We took the bus back to the station and they packed so many people on and it was so hot that Vienna ended up fainting. So we had to air her out a little before we got on the train ...

Hello everyone! The internet access here at the main assembly gathered is much better than what I had at GYS so I can write a little more! It´s amazing, and also crazy being here with over 5000 other mennonites! I´ve been able to meet so many new people and also renew many old acquaintances that I havent seen in a long time. Here at assembly gathered we have 2 worship services everyday, and many workshops to take in. Actually ...

... little town close to Asunción, Luque, numerous craftmen build guitars and harps, so we went there to have a look. We found ourselves again in one of those crazy bum-tenderizing buses painted all over with bright colours, and we got shaken! :) And Luque's not a city, at most a village spread out around a main road. We randomly went off, hoping to find ourselves in the right place. Missed. But we ended up just in front of a small ice cream shop, so in the end it wasn't that bad! ;) After ...

... tait content d'avoir mon guide de voyage avec moi, parce que c'est impossible d'obtenir une information touristique là-bas, même pour savoir quel bus prendre c'est un calvaire. J'ai trouvé le nom d'un hôtel dans le centre, j'ai sauté dans un taxi et après un souper rapide hop je suis allé dormir autant que je pouvais.

Le lendemain Daniela arrivait en avion, alors j'ai découvert les joies du chaos d'Asunción, les vieux autobus peints de toutes les couleurs qui nous ...

So I am now officially a Peace Corps volunteer!! Our swearing in was this Friday at the Embassy in Asuncion, and we're all staying the weekend here until we have to go out to our sites on Tuesday. That also means I now have phone. My number (for calling from the United States) is +595 971 306760, and I can receive and make international calls. This weekend is just a ...

... currently living on $3 a day, but that does not include our rent or food, which our host family takes care of. I believe in total that would be $6 a day. Everything is pretty inexpensive here. To give some comparison, it is $1.20 for a liter of beer, $0.20 for a kilo of manioc (compare to potatoes), $0.40 for the bus, and less than $1 for an empenada (but can vary). Speaking of food, I am getting fairly tired of heavy starches, greasy meat, and fried ...

... gave Walt Disney the vision of his Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland. (so rumors said) In front of Alcazar I finally met another traveller since Barcelona! Yes, finding and meeting friends in Spain were not as easy as I initially thought. To qualify: 1) They must not be ...