This is the prose version, a translation into Castellano with the help of the Medina family in Guarambaré. Los Cielos están susurrando así como brillan las estrellas, cuando miro hacia el cielo nocturno. Las estrellas están en posición, sonriendo, relucientes,
Here is an english version of a piece I gave to the Peace Corps staff as a celebratory note when we were sworn-in. I'll post the Castellano prose version next
These huge creatures graze freely throughout the neighborhoods and later are retrieved by their owners and taken home for the night. Sometimes they will stay still for a scratch on the nose and a discussion about civic participation.
So much has happened since I last posted. I had these great hopes that I'd be writing to you all on a weekly basis but here we are in September! I will continue to add some posts in rapid succession
To me, the words "Beautiful People" have always meant the famous, tanned and fancy folk. However, I've learned a new meaning for the phrase. I spent four days with a family that was truly, truly beautiful in so many ways it
Here's a photo of our group attending the Long Field Practice in Villarrica with our host volunteers, Nalena and Jon. The four day field trip and workshop helped us trainees to integrate what we've learned - the language, technical
Yesterday, all of us from Itá went on an outing to a small community, Eusabio Ayala, to visit a volunteer and his youth group. They've banded together with a mission to handle the trash situation in their community. Throughout Paraguay,