My First Post

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We´ll I´ve made it here to Paraguay, Guarambare to be exact. I don´t even know how to explain getting here except that it was 42 excited and nervious people waiting in an airport for 4 hours, then waiting on a plane for 8 more. After that we waited in another airport for 4 more hours and finally 2 more in a plane. I didn´t sleep a wink on the first flight, but was able to slip in an hour or so on the second. When we finally got to paraguay we met our tech trainers and a couple of PC staff and then we were off to Guarambare, our home for the next 3 months.

I am still experinanceing what they call the ¨honeymoon high¨. Everything I see, hear and do is so great. I love the animals, the food, the people, the plants, even the smells. My spanish is not very good (and that is putting it lightly (not like those who humbly say their spanish is bad, but in reality its good)). So that is a bit of a challange, but its also a great motivator, por eso my spanish is constanly improving. Speaking of learning new languages today was my first class in Guaraní. At least with Guaraní we are all in the same boat.

Here in Guarambare I am living with a host family, and they are all great. I´m not totally sure of all the relationships (or names) right now, but it´s coming togethere. I can speak most easily with the 2 daughters, my sisters. Mostly my new dad just tells me Guaraní words for diffrent things. It is important here to imphasize how much I really like all of them, they are the nicest people I´ve ever had the opporutintiy to be ´nuevo hijo´to.

Hopefully next time I´ll be understanding a little bit more of what is going on and will have a bit more to write and I´ll bring my camera to upload pic too.

nos vemos,
Steven