Dinner, and pool

Saturday night, I went out to dinner at a big mall place with Kitty, her brother Oswaldo, and her sister-in-law Pati. And a little while after we got there, some relatives of Pati's joined us. It was GREAT. I had so much fun. There was live music, and after dinner, we played pool. For dinner, I had Chinese food. But it wasn't an all you can eat buffet, like i thought. Most of the buffets here are priced by the kilo. So I completely filled my plate(I took a picture of it, so you have a better idea of how much food i got). It costs 9.00 per kilo, which isnt bad. I got a bit more then half a kilo, which was about 20,000 guarani's, or about 5.00. The place we played pool was really neat. It had indigenous touches all over, including Jacares, (which are like little Paraguayan crocodiles. I had lots of fun :) And i tried a new drink, called "Sangria", which is basically red wine with fruit juice and just a touch of sugar. It was really good. And i shared an order of "Lomido", which is a soft part of the cow, simmered in some kind of really nice dark sauce, and it comes with little pieces of bread to dip into the sauce when the beef is gone. Was MUY RICO(very tasty) Great night!

My Chinese :)

Lebanese and Chinese places.

Lomido

Videos:

Eating at the mall

Playing Pool :)

New chair, and a tour of the city by night

So on wednesday we went out for a late night tour of the city with a local brother and sister, saw the presidential palace and the stadium, which holds 30,000 screaming fans.  Then we went to a really nice restaurant that sells Paraguayan, Italian, and Mexican food. I got some REALLY tasty taco things and a chicken ceasar salad, kitty got an italian sandwich, and alan got a burger and fries. The next day, i went to a local chair factory and had them make me a chair and reinforce it. It's pretty nice.

Presidential Palace at night. Ill try to take one during the day, too..

The Legislative building

The Brother and Sister we went out with.

How convenient is this?

Fresh Orange Juice, and Apple Lemon Juice

Something Kitty made the next day,It's called "Salsa Fume" 

My NEW Chair!

Alan reading the ebook reader i gave him. He really likes it :)

Me in Mah Chair!

Stuff

So on Friday, we went to see about a cellphone, but didn't decide on anything. Then we went to Burger King, (for nostalgic value :)And they use the good Paraguayan meat, not that Processed, Chemicalized American stuff. Then I went to work with Kitty, and I helped the kids practice their spelling bee. It was very nice. :) Then  an american brother came over with his Paraguayan wife, and we had pizza, beer, and cake.(not a good combination) Then on Saturday, we were gonna buy the cell phone I picked out, but it rained for HOURS.  Here people don't do anything when it rains. Even though it rained alot on Saturday, it was nothing compared to what happens sometimes. Sometimes It rains so much that the streets turn into rivers, and almost no one goes anywhere, and everything shuts down. Its like a snow day back in the states, where the roads are all covered with ice, and they close everything. Then on Sunday, after the two meetings, I met some of Kitties friends, a sister from Argentina, A sister from Spain, and a sister from in Paraguay. It's really wonderful to see that wherever you are from, being in Jehovah's organization is always a common denominator, and no matter where you go, or who you meet, its like a family reunion.

They have these things everywhere :)

Mmmmmm, Don't it look good? :)

Some sort of chicken things I didn't like, and an egg covered with manioc flour and fried, which I LOVE  :)

Pizzzzaaa!

From left to right: Paraguayan sister, Spanish sister, me, Kitty, Argentinean sister.

Paraguay truly is a green country. There are trees EVERYWHERE!  Which is awesome, because there is always somewhere to go when the sun is hot...

Video:

practicing for the Spelling Bee :)

Visit to the market

I went to the market with Kitty's dad, and I got some kind of natural herbs for really cheap, a huge mortar and pestle for like 6 bucks, and a Sombrero piri.(Paraguayan Sombrero) And something funny that happened to me, was we were on our way home from the market, and kitty was on her way home from work, and she got on the same bus as us :) that was neat.

Sandwich with flat Arabian  bread :)

Toasted :)

Visit with Kitty's Grandpa

Tiburcio, Sergio's dad. (Kittie's grandpa), and Alan

Guiso and a salad

Grapefruit

First time I have ever seen bananas on the tree :)

Today I went to visit Kittie's grandfather. He's 90 years old, but still pretty healthy. Her dad made something called "Guiso" It has beef, garlic,onion,carrots, tomato,oregano, and spaghetti. Its GOOD :)

My first foray into teaching....

So yesterday morning Kitty made a GIANT empanada, and it was delicious! Then I Took a Paraguayan bus for the first time. It was interesting. Better quality buses then i thought... Then I went to school with Kitty, and helped her to teach spelling and grammar to the kids so they can practice for a spelling bee. It was nice :)

They're SO adorable... Even though they act like monsters...

THIS child is nothing but trouble.... He's in the corner being disciplined....

Close up of what terrare looks like. I LOVE this stuff!

A really pretty girl i was practicing English conversation with

Me teaching :)

:)

The High School that Kitty teaches at

It felt like I was really doing something worthwhile. It's a great feeling. Maybe i can't change the world, but even if I can make it better for just a few kids, its a worthwhile endeavor.  After we got done there, we took the bus and ate at a Lebanese restaurant. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOO good. We ate something called "Shawarma". Here is the definition from wikipedia: Shawarma is a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture thereof. The meat is placed on a spit, and may be grilled for as long as a day. Shawarma is a fast-food staple across the Middle East, Europe and the Caucasus.

Shawarma is eaten with pita bread, lavash, tabbouleh, fattoush, taboon bread, tomato and cucumber. Toppings include tahini, hummus, pickled turnips and amba. Then we went to her college, which was a few blocks away. We met a few of her classmate friends, but when we found out they were having a lecture thing on Halloween, we just left and went home.

Beef and chicken on a vertical spit. Doesn't that look good?

Shawarma. It's like a thousand Whirling Dervishes dancing in your mouth :)