Paraguay: Day 2

We were checked for Swine Flu upon entering Buenos Aires. Jennifer was a little nervous that her slight cough and running nose would lead to a quarantine. Fortunately, the guards hurried her through the line with the rest of the passengers. We scurried through several security check points and frantically tried to claim our baggage prior to leaving for our next flight. Every ticket agent that we talked to gave different directions. Somehow, with our broken Spanish, we were able to navigate our way through and catch our flight to Asunsion, Paraguay.















Sarah from the school picked us up from the airport and drove us to our apartment in the city. There aren't any real traffic laws except avoid hitting another car. So, its not uncommon to find motorcyclists weaving through traffic dodging cars and pedestrians, cars stopping in the middle of the road, and pedestrians walking everywhere but the sidewalks -- (only a slight exaggeration). We were greeted by kids and teenagers at every street corner ready to wash our windshield -- some didn't hesitate to pound on the windows and stay there until we pulled away.


















(Above) Our apartment (the house in the middle) is a mansion for Paraguay. We share it with all the interns at Fundacion Paraguaya. Right now, there are nine of us. Private security guards are on nearly every street corner of our neighborhood, so we feel pretty safe.
(Below) Our bedroom --- married life 50's style. =) Actually, we feel pretty lucky to have a room together.