Holis!!! I'm still doing most of the same work/projects do I decided to compile some short anecdotal stories of what has been happening in my life recently. So here goes...
Spandey Adventures
I wear spandex pants all the time because they are so comfortable and its so acceptable here. So a few weeks ago I put on my spandex and went to workout at the plaza. I finished my workout then headed to the Hogar to do yoga with my mental patients. About half way through the yoga routine, I'm in downward facing dog, and Elba exclaims "Casey, wait you have a hole in your pants!" Really? Yes! As she proceeds to get up out of her spot and come over to me and point out the hole in the bum of my pants. I feel back there, and there is a very good sized hole back there. Mind you, I'm not wearing underwear because who wears underwear with spandex? So she comes over to me and is all up in my butt trying to touch the hole...and I'm dancing around her trying to get her away from my butt. So then the "mom" of the house gives me this sheet to wrap around myself. I wrap myself up, and she takes my pants and sewed them up for me, gave them back, and we continued with our yoga.
Eggs
The other day I was really hungry and wanted to make eggs for dinner. I walked to the little store next door and I bought 1 egg. I would have bought more, but there was only 1 left. Who leaves 1 egg? But, I got a kick out of buying 1 solo egg.
Bagels and Worms
We had a VAC meeting a few weeks ago. I'm not really sure what VAC stands for, but it means the volunteers that are in my surrounding area. We have a large VAC...there is about 20 of us here in Misiones. We all met up at one of the local restaurants and discussed PC news, and what we are all up to in our sites. Then my two friends Spencer and Sarah came over to my house to hang out. I made homemade bagels. They are surprisingly easy to make and they were super delicious. I made some plain ones and a cinnamon sugar one. While the bagels were rising I went to take a shower. As I was showering a worm fell out of my butt. Hello intestinal parasites (again).
Folkloric Dance
I managed to join a Paraguyan Folkloric dance team. I'm not really sure how it happened, but it did. We had our first practice on Monday. Its a group of people from the hospital, my PC friend Sarah and me, and its FANTASTIC. We arrived and the first thing the dance instructor tells us is "I'm going to play some music, and I want you all to show me your moves." Sarah and I just looked at each other and busted out laughing. So he puts on Paraguayan Polka music and everyone pairs off and starts polka dancing. Sarah and I grab each other and start twirling around in circles, cracking up, and then we just started being ridiculous until he finally turns off the music. Mind you we are practicing in the main plaza of the city...right along the main road so pretty much the entire city is watching us make fools of ourselves. So the instructor turns off the music and doesn't say much of anything to any of us, and then proceeds to teach us the basic steps of traditional Pyn dance. Surprisingly, Sarah and I caught on to the steps the fastest! I was even used as an example at one point! Go me! Sarah and I were just super thankful that this culture has no problem laughing at each other because we were just standing off to the side laughing at everyone. It was absolutely hilarious watching these people try to learn the basic steps. My friend Juana kept going left every time she was supposed to go right, and she would be the only one facing the wrong way almost every time. It was great. Anyways we're supposed to practice every Monday, and we're going to start looking for our outfits soon, and we are aiming to perform for the first time December 1. Don't worry there will be video evidence!
