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| Viet sandwich |
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| Got my fish. |
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| Learned how to de-scale it. |
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| Awesome fish lemon rice. |
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| More fish and rice. |
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| Homemade pot stickers. |
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| Beef stirfry. |
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| Ja Ja Mein |
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| Delicious. |
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| Korean spicy pork. |
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Food Sucesses!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Petty Theft... I Mean Really Petty
When
we think house robbery we kinda think this...
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Stupid
robber
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In
Paraguay everyone already had bars on their windows and at least
where i live, no body had glass anyway. One of the most common ways
to get robbed is people getting a ladder, climbing onto your roof and
lifting the tiles up and moving them. A lot of time roofing tiles are
not very secure in Paraguay. In some places they are kept on the roof
by little more than gravity allowing you to simply lift them off.
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Its
like reverse legos!
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A
while ago my house got robbed. I think they got in through a small
window in my bathroom that I have since put bars on. Luckily, I had
my computer and camera with me while I was away.
This
is what they took:
Some
repairing and construction tools
A
carton of milk
A bag
of powder juice
Candy
Shampoo
A
comb
A can
of tomato sardines
condoms
Notice
anything?
Most
of the stuff they took was cheap food stuff.
What
they did not take:
Expensive
clothing, computer bag or shoes
External
hard drives
Printer
Stove
rice
cooker
stereo
mattress
fridge
tables
chairs
water
boiler
I
have a pretty good idea of what happened and who might have used my
house. It seems like instead of malicious robbers a couple Paraguayan
youths climbed in and made themselves comfortable, made a meal,
stashed some stuff in their pockets and so on.
The
bed.... 
Probably
the most peculiar thing was that I immediately noticed my bed had
been used because the pillow was on a different side of the bed than
I normally put in. Upon closer examination there was evidence of non
sleeping usage of my bed ... sigh and thus the explanation of the
stolen condoms.
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Followed
by ...
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All
in all, was worth it. I can always clean sheets. A new rice cooker
woulda cost a fortune here in Paraguay.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Classic Questions and Comments from Paraguayans
Do you like Paraguayans? (girls)
When we drank all the water in my pitcher:
Where is your Paraguayan? (girlfriend)
Why don't you have a Paraguayan girlfriend?
The answers to these questions include that of course there are pretty girls and it is not that I don't like Paraguayans but that you need to communicate to have a good relationship and my Spanish is not that good. None of these answers suffice.
Do you live alone? Who cooks?
Some good moments:
Her:Why don't you have a PY girlfriend?
Me: Because there aren't any girls here.
Her: There are a ton!
Me: They are all too young.
Her: It doesn't matter! How about Jenny (15 yr old girl)
LOL
While washing dishes at a birthday party:
Leave that, there are lots of girls to do that.
While talking to PY dudes (age 16-22) in site:
Me: who is the prettiest girl in site?
Him: Malena (she is 12)
When we drank all the water in my pitcher:
Him: Can I fill your pitcher up?
Me: Yeah.
Him: Goes outside to the faucet instead of using the kitchen sink.
When dudes are hanging out at my house day or night:
Him: I'm going to the bathroom.
Me: Ok.
Him: Goes outside and pees on a bush instead of using my bathroom.
Me: Yeah.
Him: Goes outside to the faucet instead of using the kitchen sink.
When dudes are hanging out at my house day or night:
Him: I'm going to the bathroom.
Me: Ok.
Him: Goes outside and pees on a bush instead of using my bathroom.
Probably more to add later!
I Found Jack Sparrow!
Jack Sparrow spotted in Paraguay!
Turns out when Jacks not fighting the British government, his fellow pirates or seeking treasure, he hangs out in a hostal in Paraguay.
How does he survive? He performs of course ... as Jack Sparrow.... on stilts... in front of traffic at red lights.....
About the time I was taking my GRE I had the opportunity to meet a wonderfully lighthearted traveler who has made an Asuncion hostal his home for a while. Every night he goes out and performs for a bit of money. For the couple days I was there we talked a bit and he enlightened me to lime and hot sauce popcorn which will remain with me forever.
Turns out when Jacks not fighting the British government, his fellow pirates or seeking treasure, he hangs out in a hostal in Paraguay.
How does he survive? He performs of course ... as Jack Sparrow.... on stilts... in front of traffic at red lights.....
About the time I was taking my GRE I had the opportunity to meet a wonderfully lighthearted traveler who has made an Asuncion hostal his home for a while. Every night he goes out and performs for a bit of money. For the couple days I was there we talked a bit and he enlightened me to lime and hot sauce popcorn which will remain with me forever.
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| Hot and sour goodness... |
Thank you Jack. May you find your treasure.
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| Good day sir. |
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