So I thought I would give you guys all a little bit of a visual as to where I am headed in the next couple of weeks. This is the region of Canindeyu and it is the Eastern part of Paraguay on the border with Brazil, see the bigger map of Paraguay. I am going to be living in the town of Ygatymi, which you can see on this map to the left. I really have no idea of what to expect from this experience other than the fact that most people dont speak english and most don't even speak Spanish. But everyone speaks Guarani a local indigenous language. The good news is that I have electricity and running water (I wasnt so sure about this) but very little internet contact or connections to the outside world. I am really excited about the work that I am going to be doing there, especially since now I have been working in an office from 830-5 and doing mostly data entry. I am learning some good things about financial reports and things like Cash Flow charts, but it will be good to get out. Once out there I am going to be working with the rural loan program which works directly with the Inter-American Development Bank. The Fundacion Paraguaya gives loans to comittees of farmers out there and I am going to be teaching them business and administrative skills. I have spent the last week working on the ciriculum and I am pretty excited about it. It is really basic but the idea of making a small difference is something that should be really good. It will be good for me to be out there in real Paraguay and struggle through living in a place where I dont speak the language and dont know anyone. It is something that I have never done before. Oh well that is really all from here. I hope that you enjoy this little preview as to what I think I will be doing and I look forward to updating you from out there and taking lots of pictures and the whole deal. Wish me luck....
So I thought I would give you guys all a little bit of a visual as to where I am headed in the next couple of weeks. This is the region of Canindeyu and it is the Eastern part of Paraguay on the border with Brazil, see the bigger map of Paraguay. I am going to be living in the town of Ygatymi, which you can see on this map to the left. I really have no idea of what to expect from this experience other than the fact that most people dont speak english and most don't even speak Spanish. But everyone speaks Guarani a local indigenous language. The good news is that I have electricity and running water (I wasnt so sure about this) but very little internet contact or connections to the outside world. I am really excited about the work that I am going to be doing there, especially since now I have been working in an office from 830-5 and doing mostly data entry. I am learning some good things about financial reports and things like Cash Flow charts, but it will be good to get out. Once out there I am going to be working with the rural loan program which works directly with the Inter-American Development Bank. The Fundacion Paraguaya gives loans to comittees of farmers out there and I am going to be teaching them business and administrative skills. I have spent the last week working on the ciriculum and I am pretty excited about it. It is really basic but the idea of making a small difference is something that should be really good. It will be good for me to be out there in real Paraguay and struggle through living in a place where I dont speak the language and dont know anyone. It is something that I have never done before. Oh well that is really all from here. I hope that you enjoy this little preview as to what I think I will be doing and I look forward to updating you from out there and taking lots of pictures and the whole deal. Wish me luck....
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