Category: Paraguay ’14

The feeling is bittersweet. Leaving a place I have grown so accustomed to. The waking up at 7am, sharing a room with 8 other girls, the […]

As I gathered statistics from people settled in their makeshift homes made of madera (wood) and chapa (scrap metal), I came across a family that was different from the […]

This trip, by far, has been one of my more rewarding experiences in my short, but eventful life. The lessons I have learned and habits […]

As this South American escapade comes to a closing, I’ve learned and gained a lot from this experience. Some of these things consist of positivity, […]

On Sundays, Paraguayans turn their attention towards their families.  The empty streets this July morning were testament to that statement – instead if seeing people […]

We went on a walk on Sunday morning.  As we left the hostel in Asunción you can see that some people were outside, but it was like a ghost […]

When I first arrived to Paraguay, all I wanted to do was go back home. I whined and complained about everything. I had a nasty attitude […]

Parroquia Santa Ana is where we’ve been working since Monday. We’ve been sorting and folding clothes for those who have been affected by the flood in Paraguay. From Monday to Wednesday, we packed at […]

[During the second week of service] we went to a church to sort through donated clothes. The clothes are for the displaced families that had […]

Driving to Santa Ana, a small poverty stricken area outside of Asunción, no one was prepared to see the things we saw. Sabine told us […]