Livin' La Vida Paraguaya: Vayamos a Luque! (Let's go to Luque!)

So first of all, i want to apologize for the lack of updates. But I have a good reason. Kitty is at school all day, and I am essentially sitting at home all day doing nothing. Oh, I'm cleaning, and trying to take little walks and everything. But nothing exciting. But in about 2 weeks, i should have lots more updates, because she starts her 2 and a half month vacation then. So yesterday we went to a place called Luque, to visit her sister and brother and law, Cynthia and Dario. They are both SO nice! We had a great time! A little while after I arrived, we went to their public talk/watchtower study. Then we went out to dinner, and had some ice cream afterwords. Really tasty! :) Then we went home and watched an American movie(with Spanish subtitles) I believe it was called "A Knights Tale" It had Heath Ledger in it. Was very nice. I also met Dario's Mom and Dad, who were really nice, and also witnesses.(Cynthia and Dario are too) The next day, we also met his sister and her husband, who is from Chili.(They are both witnesses too).

So yesterday marked one month since I arrived here. How do I feel? Well, pretty good. Some things are just hard to get used to. Like having to throw toilet paper in the trash can instead of the toilet. (Apparently, this is the case in much of South America, which is why they had that sign up in the bathroom in Peru) As I said before, the insects are pretty bad here, especially the flies and mosquitoes. Also, the smells are pretty awful too. The street people pee and poo in the road, so you can often smell that when you go out. Also, garbage smells are pretty common. And when it gets really humid and rains, you can smell the city dump from where we live, and trust me, its AWFUL. And many people litter her, unfortunately. I really don't understand Also, people here ACT CRAZY, especially this time of year. They explode firecrackers all hours of the day and sometimes late at night, and I am not talking about your little piddly things, I am talking about the ones that sound like they belong on a battlefield.... Also, on new years and christmas, people shoot guns up into the air, which is really dangerous. Also, people here usually don't obey traffic rules, and sometimes even park and drive on the sidewalk! I guess I haven't exactly painted the best picture of this place. :P But trust me, It's not all bad, And I am really starting to get used to it. Am starting to feel like a native already. But now that I talked a bit about the negative aspects, lets get into the positive. Yes it is hot, but there is almost always some kind of nice breeze, and it it very fresh. There are trees everywhere, so you always have shade on a hot day. The food is very fresh and natural here, and you can get plenty of different types of fresh fruits and veggies, you can even grow them yourself, as the soil is very fertile. Its one of the cheapest places in the world to live, so cost of living is very low. The people are amazingly friendly here, and everybody always says hi to everyone else, even if they don't know them. Also, for a native English speaker, there are LOTS of job opportunities... Also, even though there is trash on the ground, there is much beauty here. there are trees and flowers all over, and some are AMAZING. The purple lapachos are my favorite, and when they are in bloom, it is simply breathtaking...

I am really starting to feel like I belong here though, and this place is starting to feel like home. Yes, it has problems, but no place in this world is perfect. And when the 3 months are over and its time to board the plane to go back, I won't be on it. This is my home now, and it's where I belong. I don't believe in the American dream anymore....