23.11.16 Paraguay and where am I?

I arrived in Asuncion in the middle of the night. But Romania was very understanding and opened her doors for me. She is a beautiful young woman with a beautiful daughter and even a beautiful job. She might be one of the only organic farmers existing in Paraguay. She told me about her hard work every day and how little it pays. But for her it's a passion and conviction of her profession.

As I arrived earlier as planned there was still another couchsurfer in the morning, Robin form England. We spend the day walking through Asuncion. In the night I cooked for Romina and some friends and we shared the thrill with the presidential elections in the US. Of course no one was amused. The next morning I was meeting with Robin again to go to Caacupe, a pilgrims town with a big cathedral. After we continued to San Bernadino, the very quite “San Tropez” of Paraguay. It was a beautiful day and we for once got to be the attraction at a school dance, as we asked to watch the children practicing.

In the late evening I took a taxi that brought me to the airport. I took a flight and after some cookies and a few hours of sleep I arrived in Panama city. I spend a beautiful day in the Panama Viejo and even made it, very tired already, to the Panama Canal. It was very impressive!

I made it to the airplane taking me to Los Angeles. As I finally made it through all the silly security process, Cosmo was already waiting for me with a car! I met him as he was an Airbnb guest in my home in Gerlingen. He took me with his lovely girlfriend to an In&Out for real American burgers and after to his place t taste some good American beers. We had a good, of course political, talk. So I could just get 2 hours of sleep before taking my Uber to the airport again. And then I finally arrived in Tulum, Mexico.

Escuela J.H. Pestalozzi