The long Road


By Chicago we mean Asuncion......
After a long travel route with many delays , the team is finally together again...All are settled and unpacked in Asuncion. Tonight we will be met by the Habitat Paraguay staff and a little bird lt us know the bus leaves at 7am tomorrow for our first build day. The team is looking forward to just a little bit of digging as anticipated!!!




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