Highs and Lows

I'm sorry I didn't post anything last week, don't worry I am still alive! There has been many highs and lows these past few weeks. I've definitely had my lowest points and gotten through them okay, but I have also had some of my highest. I am not going to rant about the lows because there's no reason for negativity, but the highs, yes I will rant about!

This past week I spent in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. It is an amazing city and there is nothing else like it in Paraguay. I originally went there to pick up my passport and try to get a visa in order to travel with my friend to the Iguazu falls on the border of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is an amazing place and is one of the seven wonders of the world. I wanted to go so badly but unfortunately my visa didn't work out with a limited amount of time, however I will try to go again within the next year. My friend did end up going however and he said it was amazing!

My week turned out amazing too in the end though. I stayed with another girl from America on AFS, her name is Emily and she is one of my best friends here in Paraguay. Her family is so sweet and welcoming and we had a blast together. We visited the president's work place, walked around the city, partied a little bit, went out to eat, and shopped shopped shopped (my favorite). It was truly amazing and so different than my home here. It is so strange how different places can be in the same country. I was telling her about my experience with dirt roads and a lot of poverty and she couldn't believe it. I think she is coming to visit me though this month which I can't wait for!

The week before my journey to Asuncion was also fun with hanging out with some friends and I went away for the weekend.  I went with one of my friends from my home and we met our other friend in a town about 30 minutes away called Honueau. We went for a mini October Fest Festival. It was really the funniest thing in the world. We are in the middle of nowhere in Paraguay, in a small town, and there's an October Fest. They had dancing and drinking and traditional costumes. It was so fun and bizarre! We stayed at her house and hung out and then took the bus back home the next day. I have been making little trips and traveling a lot which I love!