Month 1: Tereré-rific
Hi! I'm back, and welcome to the next installment of my adventures. On September 22nd, 2024, I left home to embark on the next chapter of my life as a Peace Corps volunteer. After a very hectic 2 days in Philadelphia, I met the 44 other people who have since become my close-knit family - shoutout PC Paraguay C.8 - we all started our 4,000-mile trek across the equator together. Fourteen hours, two planes, one bus ride, many card games, and not much sleep later, we arrived at our hotel in Arregua, Paraguay. The following 3 days passed us in a blur of orientation sessions, medical check-ins, and introductions to the Paraguayan culture. We even got a lesson on drinking tereré- a delicious traditional Paraguayan drink containing Yerba mate, various roots and herbs (depending on your preferences, of course, I'm a sucker for mint in mine), and cold water. Upon arriving in the country, spring was beginning. As the days got hotter and hotter, the 45 Americans quickly ada...