Fall has come finally to Paraguay. Or has it? On Tuesday, I was sweating through shirts in 95 degree heat, and today, Saturday, I am wearing a sweatshirt, hiking boots, and a scarf thinking that truck ride home is going to be pretty chilly.
I am happy for the fall weather, yet it makes me quite homesick. I miss all yáll, A LOT.
Yesterday was a dark cloudy day, and upon rising late out of bed at 7am, I resolved to give myself a day to be a bum around my house. And it was a great day. I made chili and hot chocolate. I took a nap. I did some reading. But upon reflection you may see that to be happy here in Paraguay, I generally need to be working on something. For yesterday I also made myself a front gate out of bamboo, wire, and rope, sewed 2 curtains for my shower and baño (no more street shows for me! J/K), and went to a birthday party for my little friend Jorgito.
Ok, so the birthday party wasn´t actually work, but on the way there talking with my neighbor, I managed to make plans to go make sopa on Monday, go to a memorial service across the road on Tuesday, and work for her garden on Thursday. This is in addition to my next school visit on Monday, my VAC group (all the PCVs who live close to my same town) coming out to hang on Tuesday, comite meeting on Tuesday, and leaving for a meeting with my Peace Corps boss on Friday. Whew! I am exhausted just thinking about it.
You all know me. I just function better when I´m busy. And clearly, that has not changed. I love how here I can walk out of my door with absolutely no idea of what lies ahead of me for the day, but knowing that I will probably be amazed that evening, with all that has happened within just one day. Such is life.
All my love.
Miss you Amanda. This semester is killing me--I'm 120 pages into my thesis--but have sucked at calling my grandma, keep forgetting to return my library books, put off my taxes until 2 days before they were due, and have yet to write you. The semester ends in nine days so (very soon) I'll get my life back. I made you a CD--so at some point you'll get that in the mail--six months after your birthday. (Oh dear.)
ReplyDeleteAnyway--I love reading your blog and am so proud of you and impressed by you. You're the best. ~RB
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteyou are experiencing life in such a way that it is all about. The very miracle of the day!
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