I've been preparing for my upcoming trip to visit stepdaughter, Karen, in Monte Rosario, Paraguay. Since September 2006 she has been a Peace Corps Volunteer doing sustainable agriculture in a community of 250 people.
There are 2 official languages in Paraguay: Spanish and Guarani. I found a Guarani language course on line which has helped me learn some basics: hello, my name is, good bye, thank you very much, etc. I am still trying to figure out how to say where is the bathroom...
Normally I don't like to check baggage, but Karen has specifically requested 3 bottles of contact solution which will means that my bag will have to be checked. That's ok, it just gives me an excuse to take her some wine! Her list of requests is quite fun: duct tape, many packages of dark chocolate, and a guitar capo!
