Sam´s new house
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Guajayvi,
Paraguay
Thursday, November 1, 2007
After 6 months of living with a Paraguayan family, I decided to find my own place. Luckily, I found a great house with the help of friends in the community. I´m renting a spacious house near the high school. I have a large foom where I keep all my books and materials for work. Then a smaller room where I´ve begun taping up all the pictures I brought with me from home and the new ones I´ve taken here. Across from the small room is the bathroom. I recently got hot water...unfortunetly I don´t use it because it is blazing hot here now.
The next room is my bedroom. I have a bed and armour. The kitchen is right outside the bedroom door. I bought a stove, fridge, and large table and they are all functioning great! I´m very happy to be cooking for myslef again...especially with the buffalo wild wings sauces that came as birthday gifts..thanks dad and Chris!
In the kitchen I have a large window and now that it is hot, my new favorite thing to do is sit in front of the window and watch baby hummingbirds in a nest in the tree. I also have a back room to the house that leads to a small patio. The patio is shaded by a few trees during the day. A fabulous luxury for the Paraguayan heat. I recently found out one of the trees is a lemon tree and the other is a peach tree. The fruits are starting to grow and I´m anxious to start eating the fruit off of my own trees!
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MISS U
Hi there - great to get an updated blog. So happy you have your own place now and things are going great. Can't wait to see photos. It is starting to get cold here. Did you get the tickets yet? hope so! Everyone is looking forward to seeing you in December! You should bring an empty suitcase along so you can take food, etc back home with you. I will call you soon! Take care - Hi to Raul & all your friends. I love you, MOM p.s. try to stay cool.
Sending our love!!!
Dearest Sammi,
THings are really looking great for you. We are excited to hear more about your home. WHere did you ever get all the appliances, furniture, etc??? We didn't get any pictures--maybe there weren't any. Where does one get meat?? Grocery?? Homegrown by farmers?? I know you will enjoy all the vegetables and what a good cook you will turn out to be. Maybe you can cook one of your favorite recipes for us when you come home. We miss you very, very much and brag to everyone about how proud we are of you. Best of luck with your new house and your teaching, etc. We love you. grandma and grandpa (Bring home an empty suitcase so that we can fill it with the treats you wanted.)
Sending our love!!!
Dearest Sammi,
THings are really looking great for you. We are excited to hear more about your home. WHere did you ever get all the appliances, furniture, etc??? We didn't get any pictures--maybe there weren't any. Where does one get meat?? Grocery?? Homegrown by farmers?? I know you will enjoy all the vegetables and what a good cook you will turn out to be. Maybe you can cook one of your favorite recipes for us when you come home. We miss you very, very much and brag to everyone about how proud we are of you. Best of luck with your new house and your teaching, etc. We love you. grandma and grandpa (Bring home an empty suitcase so that we can fill it with the treats you wanted.)
Sam!
Hey Sam!
How exciting to have your own house! It sounds like it's all working out for you really well- I'm so happy to hear all about it! Big news here! Jeff and Gina are engaged!! They'll get married next summer I believe. Darin is doing well in Duluth with his new job with an environmental group, and Fletcher is going to UMD and living with Zach. Amber is rocking it out- she's done a lot to the house, and it looks really great. Mojo is so well-behaved and trained! I'll be going up there next weekend for Katie's surprise party.
Fletch, Darin and I have discussed going to Ecuador to visit Fletcher's uncle next summer, but nothing has been decided. If we do, we'll let you know. Who know's maybe we could meet up somehow! Well, best of luck in the new casa! Love you lots, hope to hear from you again soon!
Casey
sammi p with the orange and the lemon tree!
hey hey from uncle mark!
first off. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!
it is so great to read along with your adventure. you need to post more! i am so envious. you are getting to do and experience things that most people will never do.
getting yout own place is awesome. can u post some pictures of the views. you blod reminded me tht is it getting to be summer there.
of course you realize that we all emnpathize but will continue to be more difficult to sympathize as our temps d-d-drop and yours rise.
when it is 40 and rainy in tacoma or -20 and snowing in minnesota
(HA! my fingers tingle just thinking about that)
it will difficult to realte to you 80? and humid.
again i will be envious.
woohoo sam. i am so proud of you, you just need to post more often, i love it. have a great day!
love you
woops...i meant and the peach tree
but you get the idea. HA!
Request Info
Hi, saw you travel blog. I am a RPCV from Quiindy from the mid 1970's. Would like to come back for a visit, but not sure what to expect. I was trying to find PCV's from Paraguay on the net - especially a a main office site. I assume there is still a Director located in Paraguay.
Basically looking for info on best places to stay -
transportation - cost not an issue. Anything you can provide would be helpful. Not sure when I would come yet. I am flexible.
Hey there!
Glad to hear you are doing great! I should have had you take me with you! LOL! I miss CMJC which closed last may . . . I went to school for CNA and got a full time nights position last July, have been looking for a different job ever since! It is around 5 degrees right now & snowing, has been really cold off & on for the last few weeks, as low as 50 below with wind chill. Send us some warm air please! Best wishes & take care, Jodi