I want to tell everyone about my favorite place…. To use the bathroom!! Now don’t judge me until you’ve read the story! First of all there are all types of bathroom’s that I’ve encountered here in Paraguay. They range from the really chuchi ones that are modern, like something you would find in the states. And there are always houses that don’t even have a bathroom… the bathroom is the great outdoors! But then you have all types in between from a real toilet to sit on but you have to flush it with a bucket full of water, to a very (I mean very) rustic wood latrine that I thought I was going to fall into. For reals, it was very unsteady and I was just imagining all the stories I could tell after I fell into a large hole of feces and larva. Awesome! But now on to my favorite place. It’s a latrine which means it is just a hole in the ground. It has three sides made out of wooden panels and one side is just completely open. There is a wooden stump with a hole in it that you sit on, which surprisingly is quite comfortable! But the best part is the view. I like to go to the bathroom just to sit on the stump and enjoy the view. You look out into the wide expansive landscape of the Paraguayan campo. There are lots of animals that just roam around right out in the field as you sit there. There is also a pig pen just in front of you with little pigs sticking there heads out and oinking at you! But this is the real campo, out where you have to walk a long ways to get to your nearest neighbor. Out where there is no electricity or running water. Out where I have spent some really wonderful moments and made memories with my best friend Blanca and her family. It is her parent’s house that we go out to celebrate all sorts of awesome occasions! It’s a really great treat to go out to the “real” campo!!
