Mba'eichepa!

That crazy word means "how are you?" in Guarani. I've been doing my thing in Paraguay for a few days now and I enjoy it about 90% of the time, which is really a positive thing. I'm getting better at speaking and listening. I've actually caught myself thinking in Spanish, even when I'm sending messages to people in the U.S. How crazy! However, it is exhausting to constantly have my brain strained by trying to figure out either what to say or what people are trying to say to me.

I spend a lot of my time in training, which is usually either language, culture, tech skills, safety or just rules of the Peace Corps. It's nice because we actually get to see the other PCTs and the main center has AC (what a luxury in this 100+ degree heat!).

The food is still awesome, there isn't really anything that I don't like. My host mom is an excellent cook! My appetite has finally returned, sort of. We had tilapia at my host brother's house the other day and it was delicious, and actually one of my favorite things in the U.S. too! One strange thing about food, is that I actually eat a lot of fruit everyday. For those of you who know me well this will come as a shock to you because I'm not a big fruit-eater, to put it lightly. Part of the reason is because I don't want to seem rude for rejecting something that my host family makes, especially because it's probably delicious, but also because it's refreshing in this crazy heat!

I spend some time at the cancha (futbol field) so that's always fun to watch. My hermana (sister), prima (cousin) and Jennifer (another PCT) play Uno a lot. It's quite the hit here in Paraguay.

I was able to Skype my dad, annnnd matt tonight. Which was nice because it was my dad's birthday! WOO! It really is hard to believe that I've only been here for a week. It seems like forever.


That's about all I've got at the moment. It's hard to remember all of the crazy things that go on.
xox


P.S.    Here are some pictures for your enjoyment!

The pond from the previous swim real beautiful



My lovely home!

Our backyard

our pet bird. how cute



Me and my host mom!

Cynthia y yo. (my host sister)