Last Saturday the family of one of the trainees held a fundraiser for their young son, who needs a huge heart operation. The party was held about 10km from our compania of Santo Domingo, and we had an adventure getting out there. We walked to the road, only to discover that all the regularly scheduled buses had ceased operation. This was at 8:30pm - still pretty early. Two Paraguayan teenagers hanging out at the bus stop offered to call a friend who could take us in a pick-up truck. He wasn't there, and so we were still trying to figure out what to do when one of them drove off on his moto to try and find the aforementioned pick-up driver.
Still no luck.
Finally, a bus that had been chartered for the occasion just happened to go by. We flagged it down, got a free ride to the fiestahape (party, in Guarani), and proceeded to dance awkwardly to Paraguayan polka music til the wee hours of the morning. I kid you not. There was also a cultural segment where some youth dance troupes performed traditional regional dances. The lighting situation was dreadful, but I managed to get a few interesting snaps.
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