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  Guajayvi, Paraguay
Friday, February 29, 2008

Things you probably didnīt know about me, my site, or Paraguay:
1.  Paraguayan children and adolescents go to school for 1/2 days only for about 100 days a year.
2.  When it rains, there is no school in the elementary or high school.
3.  Pineapples grow from a plant on the ground.
4.  In Paraguayan weddings, there is no īīkiss the brideīī moment.
5.  A quince, or 15th birthday for a girl is a huge, expensive birthday party.  She dresses in a white prom dress, the guests feast on pig, cow, potato salad, rice salad...and then the dancing begins.
6.  Funerals: the dead are mourned for 9 straight nights after they die.
7.  Nap time is from 1-3 everyday.
8.  The stores in Guajayvi arenīt open on Sundays...some do open around 5 or 6pm.
9.  Ok(e) in Guarani means to sleep...
10. Most windows in Paraguay donīt have glass or screens...normally they just have shutters to open or close them.
11. Paraguayans eat avacados with sugar! They make a shake/juice with avacado, sugar, and milk.  They are shocked that we eat them with salt.
12. The school year begins in March and ends in November.
13. Once they get to high school (9th-12th) they are required to take English class.
14. In Paraguay, they donīt use AM or PM, only military time.
15. Just like in the U.S., 2008 is an election year.
16. All of my clothes are considered elegant...whether I bought them in the U.S. or Paraguay.
17. Piki volley is a popular sport played on a volleyball court. They play 2 on 2 and have to hit the volleyball over in 3 touches, just like volleyball. The only catch is that they donīt use their hands...they use their head, chest, knees, and feet to get the ball over. Volleyball + soccer = Pikivolley. P.S. only the men play.
18. For those of you who speak Spanish: guapo/a in Paraguay means your hardworking, not goodlooking...either way its a compliment, right?
19. In Paraguay, you canīt flush your toilet paper. You have to throw it in the garbage...smelly!
20. Many Paraguayans believe the U.S. wants to steal their "agua dulce" or sweet water, i.e. their well water.
21. Paraguayans typically donīt wear swimsuits when they go swimming, they just wear regular clothes: jeans, shorts, t-shirt, baseball cap, etc.
22. Paraguay and California are roughly the same size.
23. I was once informed by an organization in Asuncion that 75% of Paraguayans have a relative living and working in another county...this is due to lack of jobs in Paraguay.
Hope you have all enjoyed the list...there are probably many more things that would seem strange, but after being here a year, Iīve just grown accustomed to...

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