In Paraguay

Ok sorry i haven´t posted since I got here in Paraguay. I kinda forgot lol. Anyways i live in Fernando de la Morro, basically a suburb outside of the capital city of Asuncion. So much has happened to me since i came to live with my new parents and brother that it would be pretty hard to hit everything. So I´m just going to go over the main stuff.
I work at a private elemetary and middle school for my community service where I usually help teach English but also just help around doing random things like playing with the little kids. I like it and Im pretty sure the kids like me since im nice to them and let them mess around when im in charge.
I have tried tons of new foods. For example every Sunday we have asada which is really dank bbq but better because the meat is super fresh. I have also had a lot of chicken served in different ways and various breads like sopa paraguay and chipa wazoo (sp?). Also their soda here is really good. There are different brands then in the states that are really good and they have different flavors like pineapple etc. One thing people drink a lot of here is something called yerba mate or terere. Its kinda like a tea but different haha. I really like the taste tho and you drink it with a metal straw, sometimes our of a cow horn.
Everything is pretty cheap here. The exchange rate is $1 equals 5,000 guaranis. Its pretty sweet because it makes gift shopping way easier.
Since i live really close to Asuncion I have gotten to see some of the important historical and governmental places and buildings downtown. I got to see the Panteon de los Heroes where they have guards that can´t move and the bodies of Paraguays early leaders. I also got to see the Cabilde and the Palacio de Lopez where the presidente works. Also saw the cathedral where the president used to work haha. Our president Fernando Lugo used to be the Archbishop here but then he ran for president, won, and now they are finding out he has like a ton of kids. It makes for some good jokes.
Most of the places we go here we take the bus which is usually an adventure in physics if you get on in the evening. people really get packed in there. The driving here, at least in the city, is pretty crazy. there basically aren´t any rules.... nough said.
Also, i have learned a lot of sweet card games with my brother and our friends. Like Petei, which is the guarani word for one. Its just like uno but a little crazier. Then there is cancho, Magaei(sp?), and Truco which are hard to explain but really easy to play. I have also played a lot of pictionary down here which is hard but helps with my castellano. Aside, the castellano here is alot different then what i learned and took some getting used too. also people use guarani words with the castellano... its fun.
Ok well thats enough for now. I will write more later