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Returning home after a birthday party. Notice the 3 little boys all straddling one horse without even a saddle. They had huge smiles when I took their picture and showed off by cantering down the street.
(L-R) Diana, Favie, Karina…this is what happens when the grandmother leaves! Haha…we had a blast baking bread last week. It was my first time by myself and I followed a recipe that I wrote down back in October when I visited another PCV. They just assumed I knew how to bake bread since I could make other things. I was so excited when it turned out!! I was gone in 2 days. I can’t wait to experiment.
Feeding the most adorable little calf. He’s a wiry little guy.
Building a garden with Na Lalita and Kai Pedro. We used plenty of sheep abono which is in abundance here.
(L-R) Norita, Dalilah, and Na Asuncion’s granddaughter..her name escapes me right now. They’re playing birthday party and it’s Dalilah’s birthday and Nora’s holding a dirt pie.
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Hi Rachel,
ReplyDeleteI finally figured out how to get on your blog. I really need a four year old to get me started! It was interesting to read all of your previous comments and see your photos. You seem to be adjusting just fine. The first year is the hardest part. Then the time will just fly. John (my husband) took a group of U of I undergraduates on a 10 day trip to the state of Parana in Brazil looking at their agriculture. While he did that I flew separately to Sao Paulo and then I took another flight to Porto Alegre (in the southern part of Brazil) where I met a dear friend and spent my time with her! When she met me at the airport she told me that "we would talk until our tongues fell out", which is exactly what we did! We met a hundred years ago when our husbands were graduate students at the U.of Wisconsin. They were the first Brazilians that we had ever met and we became good friends. Tonight we had dinner with a Brazilian graduate student at the U of I and I told him that I was missing the great summer weather and the wonderful Brazilian food. I would guess that Brazil has better cuisine than Paraguay... I think that I told you that we spent one day in Paraguay in 1977. Not long enough to get a feel for the people, etc. Do you plan a trip to Iguassu Falls before you return home? It is not to be missed!!! If you do go please take the Macuco Safari boat ride. It gets you a real up close look at the falls. I did it in 2004 and John has done it twice now. I am kept busy as the Regent of your chapter! I know that God will keep you in his care. Sandra Santas