After three years, 5 months and 24 days (ok i made that up but something like that) I finally returned to Paraguay my self-appointed second home. There is always something good about returning to somewhere you know well after 4 months of discovering new places. My childish excitement began at Buenos Aires bus terminal where people began chirping away in Guarani and pronouncing their R's in that funny way that Paraguayans do. Then i saw Terere (the Paraguayan tea i am always trying to get you guys to taste) kits and was proud to have mine to hand. On crossing the border i bought Chipa and pretended to be shocked that Asuncion bus fares were now 2.000 guaranies instead of 1.500 (that is 20p instead of 15p) even though i had read it on the internet
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