Sorry for the delay, I've been busy...? Excuses... How I
missed thee!
Much has happened since I've left the US for Paraguay. The
short of it is that I've grown as a human being. The long is currently a side
project. A couple notable things/events.
1-Met a swell dude
2-Got stitches
3- Learned that I get to live in said swell dudes home once he leaves.
4- Decided to train a cow to be my steed
Peace corps is funny that way.. You build friendships with people who are destined to leave before/after you. It´s a cycle that I´m slowly learning to appreciate.
Training is fun, challenging and meaningful in my overall growth process. I learned way more than what was simply taught. The training sessions were conduits for personal growth.
1-Met a swell dude
2-Got stitches
3- Learned that I get to live in said swell dudes home once he leaves.
4- Decided to train a cow to be my steed
Peace corps is funny that way.. You build friendships with people who are destined to leave before/after you. It´s a cycle that I´m slowly learning to appreciate.
Training is fun, challenging and meaningful in my overall growth process. I learned way more than what was simply taught. The training sessions were conduits for personal growth.
Guarani, the language spoken here aside from Spanish, is a fun mix
of sounds that I´ve already made part of my day to day conversations. So, if we
ever speak in person and you are unaware of Guarani… When I make a sound that
sounds like “eh…” it is not me being
apathetic. In Guarani, it means “Yes”. So if you ask “Do you like my Pilaf?” I
promise I will!
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| Yum...? (Never had Pilaf, so I´m simply assuming it´s delicious) |
I want to say I came with 0 expectations, but hard As I tried... I realize I secretly had some. I am pleased to announce that everything I expected (and hoped) did not come true. I am pleased because two months ago that would have mattered. Now it doesn't. If that is 2 months, imagine 2 years!
Now, I need your involvement in this blog. I want it to be a product of a group effort. If you want more posts, you need to ask. Tell me what you want to know about and I will write about it. With Language, Culture, Food, day to day activities and the odd random event, there is just way to much for me to encapsulate without at least some guidance... I like to talk (and by proxy, write)
Otherwise, a more detailed explanation of what and how I'm doing will be available in my official unofficial autobiography, shipped with a complementary inflatable mandioca.
Ps: I'm not actually writing an autobiography.
Pps: Keep it classy!
Ppps: I am actually writing an autobiography.
Hi Miguel! I am very proud of you and promise to keep in touch and support you through this, if you want me to! We met at Massawepie and we never talked about backgrounds, but I was accepted into the Peace Corps, but never went because I stupidly eloped with a Navy guy. I would have been happier in the PC! Well anyways, I would love to hear more about food, food in daily life, ritual, sharing, family bonds, cool local ingredients, cooking methods, and so on. I have been to Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, but never Paraguay. Post photos of your daily life, home, people around you too! Keep your chin up ;-) Gari
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