Greeting from Paraguay

Hello everyone.  All 41 of us arrived safely yesterday afternoon.  No luggage lost so that was a good start to the trip.

My name is Michele and for me, this is my return trip to Paraguay.  I served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay from May 1991 to August 1993.  As this is my first return trip, you can imagine how excited I am to have this opportunity to return after nearly 20 years.  The smells and sounds of the area have sparked a flood of memories from my earlier time here.  It was so calming to wake up this morning to the medly of bird song outside our window.  That isn´t something I often hear from my Denver home. 

We are all now preparing for what will be our first day of construction.  It´s an early start.  Best to beat the heat of summer.

While in country we will be staying at a place called Ykua Sati.  It is a retreat center within the capital city.  I stayed here in May 1991 after first arriving in Paraguay.  The place has changed greatly since my first visit.  It has been expanded to include conference center, a pool and new dormitories.  It will be a nice calming excape from the days work.

Throughout the week we will be updating our progress and posting pictures of the group, the families we are building the homes for and the progress of the construction.  This should be an eventful week so stay tooned.