"Let's meet early". Words of dread. Everyone has a different idea of what time they consider to be early. Inevitably it is always earlier than I´d like it to be. I cautiously replied, "How early is early?". James and I were having a cup of cocido (Paraguayan herbal tea) and a mbeju (floury pancake-like thing made from manioc which is cassava) in an Asuncion cafe with Nilsa, the sister of Marcela, a friend of Ellen, James' sister. A Paraguayan connection from back home. Nilsa herself lived in Dublin a few years ago. Apparently there are a few Paraguayan families living in and around Dublin. Nilsa had invited us to visit her family home, a couple of hours outside of the city. "Early" turned out to be a 7.30am rendezvous at Nilsa's apartment for breakfast, which included
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