First and foremost, a big GRACIAS to my dear friend Maura for creating this blog...just the jumpstart I needed!
This first full week of February 2009 is my first full week in Paraguay for Peace Corps training. I arrived with my group of 30 fellow trainees ("aspirantes" in Spanish) late last week, via Miami and Sao Paolo, Brazil. Upon landing in Paraguay´s capital, Asuncion, we were given a rousing welcome by many PC staff and trainers at the city´s airport. All of our bags were loaded onto one moving truck, and we followed in a convoy of vans and SUVs to Guarambare, a small city about an hour´s drive south of Asuncion. The primary training facility for PC Paraguay is located here. We are all living with host families and learning two languages, Spanish and Guarani. More on the latter later!
Meanwhile, we´re all happily adjusting to the warm temperatures and frequent showers that are part and parcel of this time of year in Paraguay.
Hasta la proxima!
Denise
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¡Hola! I'm glad to hear your settling in well. I am looking forward to hearing about your new family and surroundings. It’s snowing here as I write this and last week unemployment in Seattle hit 15.4%. Your situation sounds divine in comparison. I had some communication from Library Jane and she was trying to leave a comment here but couldn’t manage.
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