Homestay in Yuty

We spent the last week with a Paraguayan family in Yuty.  Christian, Rosita, Claudio, Christian Jr, and Carlitos.  This picture was taken at Rosita's family's farm a short distance out of town.

This was the view from the front porch of our house.

In Gabby's defense, this picture was taken very early in the morning as we were packing up.  We were actually sleeping in a house next door to our host family's house.  The owners are working in Argentina and our host family watches the house.  It was nice to have our own space when we were worn out from speaking Spanish.

The kids all shared one bedroom and had to take turns sleeping on the floor because they only had two beds.

We all agreed that the bathroom was the most difficult thing for us.  You will notice there are electrical wires going to the shower head for the on-demand water heater, affectionately known as "the widow maker".  I was nervous every time I turned it on.  The shower head just sprays all over the bathroom and drains to the a hole in the corner.

The girls made clothes for their stuffed animals out of leaves from the mango tree.  They then got lemons off the tree and made a tea party with the help of the broken drinking glass they found out back.

On Sunday we all went over to Rosita's sister's house and watched the World Cup final.

They also took us over to Rosita's parents' house for lunch.  We had grilled lamb.

On our way down to Yuty we stopped at our colleagues' house and Gabby really enjoyed their dogs and 1 week old calf.