This past Sunday, March 1, 2009, was Peace Corps Day. (In addition to Nebraska´s "birthday!) March 1st marks the 1961 anniversary when President Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. Check out the below site for more info on the Peace Corps.
http://www.morepeacecorps.org/
One of my fellow trainees started a Facebook presence for our training group. Its creation, ("G-29 Paraguay Peace Corps 09-11"--the "G-29" identifies us as the 29th group to be trained for PC Paraguay at the facility located in the town of 'G'uarambare, Paraguay) finally ¨forced¨me to join the masses on Facebook.
I realize I didn´t follow up on my trip to the Chaco mentioned in the previous post. The trip was great, and included watching an Indian celebration of Carnaval in an indigenous village called Santa Teresita. The Indians danced non-stop from the Sunday before Ash Wednesday until Ash Wednesday, amidst ¨mucho calor¨and while covered in various layers of masks. Amazing!
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