If I had the words to describe what it is like to be in the heart of South America right now this is where I would put them ... but I don´t. I am having an absolutely amazing time here in Paraguay and cannot imagine how things could be going more smoothly. My host family is AMAZING and my sisters Cecilia, 13 and Diana, 11 are the best language turors I could hope for. My Spanish is pretty bad but it doesn´t seem to put people off too much, especially when I open with a Guarani greeting.
My house and room are insanely nice. I have my own bathroom with a heated shower and there is electricity. The cooking is still mostly done over an open fire but the family has a gas stove. My host father is a farmer who also owns a recreation center with a tennis court, soccer fields, and two drained pools. My mom and older sister run a dispenseria out of the first floor of the house that sells fruit, dry food, clothes, stationery, etc.
Training is really interactive and intensive. Every morning we have Guarani language training from 7:45 to about 11:30 and afternoons are a mix of mostly technical information with safety, health, and culture.
I have to catch a bus back to Posta Gaona, the suburb that I live in, but I should be online about weekly during training when I come into Guarambare (where I am now). Wednesday and Friday afternoons around 4 to 6 central seem like they will be the most likely times to catch me (though with daylight savings that all changes).
Thanks to everyone who made me the confident, collected person that I am today because I know that I couldn´t be devoting myself to my studies as much as I am if I didn´t have a solid support base.
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I miss you. I need to talk about life with you. I hope you're enjoying your South American adventure.
Besitos.
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