Yes I was totally unqualified for what they were doing.
Also pretty big language barrier because my Spanish is pretty bad. And Guarani, forget it.
I could probably "fake" it enough to do it now, but not back then.
They were extremely nice though and it was cool to check out a farming project. I would have liked to see some of the more remote farms but never got around to it.
Paraguay felt very much to me like the midwest / "Iowa/Ohio" of South America. Extremely practical hidden gem that is easily overlooked, but makes you feel right at home. Even in Asuncion I felt quite safe. Seems like the country is very active in fostering getting agricultural investment and development.
> Paraguay felt very much to me like the midwest / "Iowa/Ohio" of South America
Funny that you say that. I am by no means a countryside person, I'm as urbanite as any other. But while I never was in Iowa or Ohio (save for a short layover), I lived in West Michigan, and therefore in the Midwest, for some time; and yes, despite the climate being quite different, things seemed somewhat familiar to me in many aspects.
Also pretty big language barrier because my Spanish is pretty bad. And Guarani, forget it.
I could probably "fake" it enough to do it now, but not back then.
They were extremely nice though and it was cool to check out a farming project. I would have liked to see some of the more remote farms but never got around to it.
Paraguay felt very much to me like the midwest / "Iowa/Ohio" of South America. Extremely practical hidden gem that is easily overlooked, but makes you feel right at home. Even in Asuncion I felt quite safe. Seems like the country is very active in fostering getting agricultural investment and development.