Kelsey's Blog from Paraguay

Well, these pictures aren't quite in the order that I had wanted. But I'm not that much of a perfectionist (although, working with registration this year, I'm sure that that is one of the things that I will be forced to learn) it doesn't bother me. So I'll just explain as I go along.

This picture was actually just taken tonight. From left, is Mony from Germany, Marcos from Argentina, and me. It's pretty neat that we're all from different counties, and we met in PY. We were going to walk to the Paraguayan River after supper, but it got dark too quick, so we ended up just walking around the block, taking pictures with our umbrellas (because it was raining a little bit).

This weekend was so much fun! I went with the youth from a church called Emaus. A friend of my roommate, Renate, invited both of us to come to their youth outing, but in the end, Renate wasn't able to go. So I went anyway, and lo and behold Craig (or Juan Pablo, as he goes by here... haha) and Krista where there too! (I had kind of though they might be there, since they had been doing things with their youth group). Below is a picture of me and a girl named, Cynthia from the youth group. She's about the sweetest girl ever! She really knows how to make people feel welcomed and at home.

And here is a picture to prove that Craig and Krista and I really are together here in Paraguay. This is a picture of us drinking tereré in front of my room at the CD. Speaking of the CD... I'm only going to be here for a month more. In my spare time I've been doing some thinking(you know- when I'm sitting in a circle of people speaking German, in PY) , and I've decided that a living with a family is probably the best way for me, personally, to experience the Paraguayan culture and better my spanish.

Here's a picture of a prayer card I made, so that everyone can remember to pray for Mennonite World Conference. It'll be here before you know it! :) Just so you know who is who, in the office I work at, I'll make a quick run down:

(Back row L-R) Renate, Graciela, Magali, Cynthia, me, Carmen
Fronth row L-R) Friedbert, Arnold, Ryan, and Don Ernesto

The people that I work with are so much fun. I'm not just saying that either, I mean, they are quality people! And I think it's pretty neat that everyone, except the National Coordinator- Don Ernesto, is in their 30s or below (in age). Six of 10 are in their 20s. Who ever said that the youth of today are tomorrow's leaders? I'd beg to differ on that one. ;)