November 1
Day 47
Paraguay was a short voyage, but no less amazing. We crossed the border into Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. A city that envelopes every aspect of 'a border town'. Busy and over populated. Busses and cars crowded the streets, while motorcycles weaved in between and around them. My mom described the hostel we stayed at as 'her limit', that she could cope with the dirt and bugs but wasn't sure if she'd stay in a place much worse. I found the place to be cute, and treasured the air conditioning dearly, even though it happened to be dripping on me all night, and made a lovely damp pillow for cockroaches.

Colby and I had been put in charge of organizing both Paraguay and Bolivia. We figured a few days in Cuidad del Este was all that was needed and then headed up north. After some confusing Spanish phone calls, and a very bumpy bus ride we found our selves at 'Reserva Naturel Laguna Blanca', a nature reserve populated by a group of interning nature nuts. Each intern had their own project, all very different and amazing in their own ways. We were lucky enough to have the opppportunity to volunteer and help with the projects in any way we could, which was probably more fun then work for my family. With piranha fishing, scorpion hunting, searching for monkeys and catching opossums, we were opened to a whole new world and were able to learn about how nature works in the different ecosystems. This of course was mixed in with a lot of swimming, and kayaking in the most gorgeous lake I've ever seen.

I loved everyone we met during our stay at the reserve. There was an amazing combination of  a very laid back environment with down to earth, happy, welcoming people which made it so hard to say goodbye.

Were now back in Argentina, taking the time to see the northern part before venturing into Bolivia. It's only a few weeks until we pick up my cousins and uncle in Lima, Peru, and they join us for a month. Although I love my family so much, I'm beyond excited for my cousins to come and to be able to talk to someone other then the same four people.