I love Paraguay

Wish I could have stayed longer. Tata Lina is an amazing cook, and she washed my undies every single day. Abuelo.... I have no idea what he was saying. He mumbles. In an old-grandpa kind of way. Soothing, but then he'd look at me all bug-eyed and I knew I should be responding, but I didn't understand a word.

Language may have been an issue as well.

We spent a few days in Brazil at Las Cataratas. One of the seven natural wonders of the world. They really were quite impressive, I think 200 waterfalls were showing that winter. But the place smelled like pee. Maybe it was pee, there were a lot of kids there, but I'm hoping it was just the old metal (?). Kind of takes away from the "natural beauty" of the place.

And I have to mention Friendship Bridge. Connects Paraguay in Ciudad del Este with Brazil. And why the hell its called Friendship Bridge, I'll never understand. Pepe told us a story about his mom and sister driving across to go shopping. A guy on a moped stopped next to their car, punched in their window, stole their radio and their shopping bags, then sped off between traffic. WTF? And he tells me this on the way to getting on the bridge. Evidently you are safe if you are travelling with men, even eurofaggish ones....

But I really love Paraguay. It's beautiful. Drive right outside of Asuncion, and it looks like you are in a jungle. And so much history, it's a damn shame the government is so corrupt. And that the US Embassy is bigger than the President's house.

I didn't shop as much as I'd like to. There were these beautiful carved birds that I wanted to buy hundreds of, they cost Gs 5800 (less than $1 US) but they kept breaking, so I settled on two small ones, wrapped them all up in sweatshirts and packed them in my carry on. They survived. Bought a pipe for Goldie, and blowdarts for tc_jade's fiance.

Best story of the trip though: angelbaby getting sick in Checho's. My gawd, this child was crying for her cousin, and refused to puke b/c there was no toilet paper in the bathroom. She thinks she's mature now, that she's been drunk enough to puke in a club.

I still won't pass her the Brahma's.