Three Weeks

I woke up today and began my weekend-morning routine.  I grabbed my happily blabbering daughter from her crib, poured a steaming mug of coffee and sat on the balcony to listen to the birds. And Alanna's desperate attempts to converse with the neighborhood dogs.  It struck me that I only have a few more days to enjoy this – after four years, we leave Paraguay for good in just three weeks. 

This sparked a reflection on the lack of blog-posts I’ve written about Paraguay. My occasional writings mostly reflect the travelling we’ve done outside of Asuncion and rarely explore our daily experiences here.  Over the next few weeks, as we prepare for our exit, I’ll be posting several pieces about things I’ll miss about Paraguayan life, about things I won't miss and memorable episodes from the last four years.  Hopefully these bittersweet musings will help me recall interesting experiences and will prove interesting reading for Alanna in the years to come.   Thanks for reading.