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Hibiscus flower near my training facility.

Mi Casa—my room is the window on the right. Our dinner table is on the porch. Our dog is on the right. His name is Cookie. My sister, brother, and sister-in-law are all in the background.

So delicious. I helped Mirian (sister-in-law) chop up the potatoes, onion, garlic, and tomatoes to lay on top of the chicken.

We’re going to cook some chicken over the charcoal.
This is my room complete with mosquito netting on top. Those are my pictures from Julie hanging near my bed. And of course I brought a few frisbee’s with me too.

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Peace Corps HQ
Eating lunch at the mall in Asuncion. Yes, those are McDonald’s French fries. You’d think we wouldn’t want fried food much less McDonald’s given the organic slant on our agriculture approach. False wanting something familiar wins out. I ate food from a make your own pasta place—so delicious!
Hanging trains are popular in Paraguay too! Just for you Grandpa. This is at the mall in Asuncion
Queso Paraguaya…not my favorite cheese, but it’s good if it’s mixed with food.
Kendall and I eat homemade ice cream at the farm

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A few more photo’s to sum up my Paraguayan life
Puppies!! They would be sold for 500 mil guarani’s each. That’s about $100. They’re purebred.
Permaculture farm. This is a biodigestor. Basically pig poop and water are put into it. The gas is used to cook with and other byproduct is used to feed the worms which break down the input into organic matter (this is a separate location not in the biodigestor). It’s a very sustainable and economical system.
Our tour guide holds up the bag that is full of poop. This is set on top of the organic matter when it’s decomposed enough to be used. The fresh poop draws the worms out of the soil and into the poop and thus they can be removed because the poop is kept on the bag.
Kendall and I eat homemade ice cream at the farm
My cousin Raquel (waving) and her friend.