LearnServe Paraguay 2017: The Santa Ana Experience: A Reflection on Privilege (7/8)
Santa Ana, a bañado of Asunción, is a place unlike I have ever seen. I have visited and lived in many places, but I was […]
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LearnServe Paraguay 2017: Know Po (7/8)
Waking up in the hostel felt like home. The hostel feels like home because the people are nice and treat you with respect. There is […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: Santa Rosalia vs Santa Ana (7/9)
The first day in Santa Rosalia, a small town located more than 2-hours from Asunción, was so nerve racking. Everybody thought we were going to […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: Positive Vibes from Santa Rosalia (7/9)
Close your eyes and imagine this place called Santa Rosalia. It’s a peaceful community. People in the community listen to understand and do not just […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: The Emotions of a Shower (7/6)
It’s 6:00am, here, in Santa Rosalia, Paraguay. The roosters are up and my host family is awake. Today my host mother asked me if I wanted […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: Jack the Mack’s Amazing Time in Santa Rosalia (7/5)
Last Saturday, we left Santa Rosalia, near Tobati, Paraguay, and our host families. It was a very emotional and most of us and our host […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: Asunción, the Unknown (7/4)
I have visited France, Spain and England and live in Washington, DC, a city full of tourists, but it was in Asunción where I felt […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: Lessons Learned From Tobati
People in Tobati, Paraguay get up really early in the morning, somewhere between 3am and 5am, to go to work. The livelihood for many people […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: My First Day In Paraguay (6/26/17)
Today was my first day to wake up in Paraguay! It’s hard to believe that less than 24 hours ago we were at Dulles airport […]
LearnServe Paraguay 2017: Meeting My Host Family (6/28/17)
Today, Tuesday, July 27, we traveled from Asunción to Tobati and met our host families. To say that it was interesting is an understatement. It […]