Blogs from Paraguay, South America - page 23

Hi , I am a Bolivian-American Anthropologist that has lived , researched, and traveled extensively in South America, and I would like to offer you some of my impressions and tips, hoping that these will be of some use for your coming trips to the region. If you are looking for expanding your travel experiences and horizons in South America, I strongly recommend a trip on any of the segments of the Paraguay- Parana Waterway( 3500 km), which starts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ends in Cuiaba,Brazil, the waterway connects five countries, Argentina,Uruguay,Paraguay,Bolivia and Brazil. Boarding in Asuncion,Paraguay, You can enjoy extraordinary sun sets, riverine landscapes,and cultural snapshots all along the trip from Asuncion to Concepcion,Paraguay. There are two boats that make the trip every week. Booking accommodations is made directly with the captain at the ... read more

So I just got done washing all of my clothes by hand, something I can say I have never done in my life, at least to the extent of full loads of clothes. I know you are probably thinking, this is the first time you’ve washed your clothes since you have been there? False. Contrary to popular belief, third world countries do have washing machines, ours is just broken right now. However, I have not encountered anyone with a dryer, so we use the good old fashioned clothesline. Besides the fact that it can literally take multiple days to dry clothes when it is cold out, it is not that bad if you plan ahead of when you will actually run out of clothes. I have to admit, I have run out of socks on a ... read more

I was seriously regretting my decision to accept economy class when I found myself sat next to a very enthusiastic 2 year old. When my knees smashed into the seat in front, I had fully regretted my decision. But then a beautiful Brazilian girl in a tight top and skinny jeans sat on my left. After chatting for five minutes she told me her story. She left her 4 year old son with her sister in rural Brazil and came to London with the plan to earn enough money in a year to return and buy a house. She soon found out that illegal immigrant cleaners don´t get paid too well. But she found a way to earn GBP100 a night. "Eu foi um stripper" she told me. For the next 12 hours it was almost ... read more

Saludos from Paraguay! It has been another few weeks since my last post, so I figured it was about time to continue my riveting, suspense-filled account of life as a Paraguasian (I have been told that I am, in fact, a Paraguayo now, but I still find it amusing to use butchered terminology). Again, I would like to thank many of you for your emails/messages/comments/thoughts/prayers/…they are much appreciated. I have been doing my best to respond to emails, so hopefully you have heard from me if you wrote, and I apologize if I have not been able to get back to you yet. I do enjoy hearing about what is going on in your lives, so do stay in contact and keep me updated if possible. Also, thank you to those who have informed me of ... read more

For those of you who do not know, I will be spending the next nine months doing volunteer work in a small city in Paraguay called Villeta. I am volunteering through a catholic affiliated organization called VIDES+USA. I hope to become fluent in the Spanish language while helping deal with health related issues that the people of the city are struggling with. I arrived at the airport in the capital city of Asunción on August 14, 2008 after over 30 hours of traveling. During my travels I had layovers of 7 hours (Newark, NJ) and 8 hours (Sao Paulo, Brazil). While in Brazil all of the announcements at the airport were made in Portuguese, so when my plane was delayed for about an hour and a half, I had no idea why. In fact, I still ... read more