the paraguayan reverie

okay, so ive updated my mailing address to include my mail box number, so now everything is set for me to receive any and all letters/packages. I looked into sending presents back home yesterday for birthdays and christmas, and fed-ex is 50 US dollars to send any kind of box. Super pricey but it gets to the US in 3 days. The regular mail is significantly cheaper, but less reliable and takes about 20 days to a month. Not sure what im going to do yet, but next time im in asuncion ill be mailing out a slew of post cards and packages for people. Stay tuned.

In terms of money for calls, yeah i could use some. There was supposed to be a rebate check that i was going to receive in the mail from CITI for a little over $200 - dad, if you could just follow the email instructions I sent ya and give the check to mom to deposit in my account I could use that money to pay for some calls. $200 also translates to about the price of a refrigerator here, so I may need to use this money for that item, as they are quite expensive. But yes, we shal see.

The person who deals with the mail just walked by and said that I got an envelope. This is good, i hope its the mushroom book! (nope - new yorkers dated the 20th of december...still good though!)

Mom - I believe i heard your voice mail but it was incredibly garbled and i had no idea who it was. ha! Ill be doing some of the work myself, and then hiring my contact who does electrical wiring and plumbing to help me instal everything else. Ill be laying some concrete and for a new path to the bathroom. Ill also hire someone to plaster half the house so as to keep all the bugs and other nasties from burrowing through the walls. The trail is well used, its just that no one would probably have done anything about it untill it became impassible. I just got tired of getting snaged and knocked over as i tried to avoid being skewered by spines and thorns on my bike. I only learned how to crochett a candella, which is just a line of woves thread. Ill probably learn how to make more later as time goes on. How was new years in new york??

Azy! - Happy Birthday!!! You're now...23, ya? Have fun in your new connnndo. You're, like, a real adult now or like, something. hee! Call meeeeee XD.

I consumed pig head, chicken heart, and horse salami over the holidays. Just thought i'd throw that out there.

Well, im not sure when ill be able to update next as the computers near my site arnt really functioning, but hopefully ill be able to work something out somehow in some way. Happy hollidays to everyone, and PLEASE enjoy the cold weather! Ha!