Hello there, its been a while but I have now been back in England for a week, but have been busy, so this is my first chance to update about my final week in South America. Since I have been back I have realised how many people have been reading this blog, which is amazing thank you so much for the support. I saw the page view numbers go up every week, but thankyou for all your kind comments about it. When I started it I thought it was just going to be maybe a couple of people reading, nothing major, but I see that is has far more popular than I ever imagined, and the care and support really does mean a lot. Anyway, here we go...
The last few days went quite cold again, but the only work we had last to do was to paint this playground, but we had to wait until someone who had gone to Asuncion to pick up the paint.
On the Friday evening we had a bit of a leaving party at the girls house. The girls performed the Little Red Hen in English and performed the dance that AJ had been working on with them. We also had hot dogs and burgers that had been cooked in the new kitchen.
On the Sunday afternoon we celebrated the official opening of the playground, and children from the village were invited along. There was a little service and then all the children had biscuits and hot chocolate. There was so much laughter and fun going on...all the childre love it. They spend every spare second they have playing on it. Also that day, the twins celebrated their 9th birthday, and they had their first ever birthday cake, which was pretty special to share it with them.
The time came to leave on Wednesday evening where were caught a bus to Asuncion and then an overnight bus to Brazil, where we spent 4 days at Iguassu Falls in Brazil and Agrentina, which was a nice end to an amazing 2 months.
These two months have been the most amazing ever. I have been taught so much about real life. I have seen what really is important in life, and that we can really survive without home comforts. I will remember this summer forever and always think about the life changing people I have met.
I want to thank everyone who made this project possible. What ever you give or donate, however big or small, it all goes directly out to Paraguay and improves lives out there! None of this wouldnt be out there otherwise! And again, thank you for your support, and thank you for reading this, and experiencing this journey with me.
I am planning to update the blog with a few photos over the next few days...but for now this is the end of the Paraguay 2011 blog. Thank you again for taking the time to read about it, the numbers show how many people really do care.
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