AAAaaand...I'm back.

Great weather, a diet of twice-a-day watermelon and fresh corn, and a bit of renewed perspective has brought me back to my overall happy Peace Corps Volunteer self. I am very much looking forward to going home, but am no longer seriously questioning my commitment here in Paraguay. Mbegue mbegue katu jahecha los resultados... Bit by bit we have see the consequences of my presence here in the community. A few things renewed my faith this week. One señora I stopped by to visit had made a compost pile next to her field that very day, remembering our talk about it from 9 months ago. Another's husband had planted the green manure seeds I had given them as a thank you for working with us so diligently during Long Field Practice. The new women's comite is lively and active, cheekily working their way towards earning money for the treasury. With the 2nd sale of beer, wine, pop, and chipa at this weekend's volleyball games, they'll have made over 200,000 Guaranis, or about $40.

Plus, one of my regular Book Club kids, Carolina, age 6, asked me when we would be starting to go read again.

Stuff is happening. I just need to have patience to see it out and push myself to help out in the best way possible, whenever I can. Really, I do love Paraguay.