Hello all! Christmas was a difficult time being away from home and family, but it was an experience I will never forget and am glad I got to be a part of in a different country with my second family.
To start off, last week we did a lot of little things but one main thing was my sister's graduation and her party/prom for it. In Paraguay, you have your high school graduation at night time, at the school, and the students wear their school uniforms and the parents walk up on the stage with them for them to receive their award. It was very different from in the States but interesting to see. Following that, on Saturday was the party/prom for her school. It was our family and 7 others, who rented out a big hall and had a party. Saturday day time, my mom, me, and my sister all went to the salon to get our hair, nails, and makeup done for the night. It was crazy!! I got more done for her party than I even did for prom!! It was very fun though. The salon was packed with about 35 people all getting ready for the night. Most proms are on the same night from different schools, so all the salons in Encarnacion are full and booked up, so my sister had to make an appointment last June for the day of her prom. Beauty is a big deal in Paraguay, for every event. Anyways, the party was beautiful, with decorations, photographers, dancing, and dinner. They have a little ceremony in the beginning where if your a girl, your dad walks with you down the aisle and if your a boy your mom does. Then they dance with you to a song you choose and your brother or siblings dance with you too! The part started at around 11:00 and ended at 5:00 in the morning, which is early for Paraguay.
This past week was Christmas, Christmas Eve, and my aunts birthday. For my aunts birthday we all went to dinner on the beach for her, and the next night was Christmas Eve. My dad's family has all passed, but my mom has seven sisters and they all live here in Encarnacion. So the family is big and a lot of fun! We do a lot together and it is so nice, I love it! Christmas Eve is the big day here instead of Christmas day. So we all prepared food to bring to one of my aunts house, and we went over at around 9:00 and ate, drank, and talked. Then at midnight we celebrated with champagne and cider and ate more. We stayed there unit around 4:00, then everyone went home, slept for 7 hours, and went back to her house the next day, Christmas day, at around 12:00 for lunch time (all the leftovers). It was still delicious with a lot of meat, corn, rice, and typical Paraguayan dishes. They are all so welcoming and make me feel right at home.
I missed my family a lot these past couple of days, but I know they're having a great time in Canada at the moment with my Dad's family and I will see them in 6 months. Wow, time flies. Sorry if there are any grammar or spelling mistakes, I typed this on my phone which has a spanish keyboard so everything is red underlined. I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and Happy Holidays!!
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