Any other Americans with experiences living in Paraguay?

Although I am not American I decided to respond to this discussion. I can totally understand that you fell in love with Paraguay. I have been working in this wonderful country for more than 3 months now and decided to stay a little longer than I have originally planed. Especially the friendlyness of the Paraguayens is outstanding. What makes Paraguay special in my eyes is that it remained almost untouched from all the huzzle of the world. Only a special crowed of foreigners have settled in this country that can´t attract people that are only interested in beaches and incredible sights. What you can experience here is the pure and beautiful of the Paraguayan people who stand out due to their passion in relationships combined with an easy going way of life. A very intense experience that I can totally recommend to everyone that is open minded!

I too lived in Paraguay several years ago - more than I care to remember actually. I loved it there. I distinctly remember the vibrant green of the sugar cane in the fields along the roadside from Villeta to Asuncion and the brilliant red of the soil. People were so friendly and I remember fondly walking down the street and it taking forever because you had to stop and talk to everyone sipping terere out the front of their homes.

That being said, there are things I remember not so fondly . . . I hated being leered at by dodgey old men saying grotty things in Guarani as I walked past and the assumption that if I was foreign I must be American and therefore rich and prepared to bed any male that so much as looked at me. . .

But I still miss the country and would love to go back in the near future. I think I would appreciate it differently now I am a responsible adult than I did in my wold youth.

Hey Yall, I am an American living in Paraguay and I love it! I have not been to any other countries but the United States and Paraguay. My expirience has been that the people are a lot more friendly here than in the USA. People here are very "Tranquilo" or relaxed. I'm living in the city of Ciudad Del Este. People here speak the local indian dialect (Guarani), Spanish, and Portugese. Also thier are many Arabs here, mostly from Lebonon and they all speak Arabic. The electricity goes out here about every other day, but usually only for a few minuets at a time. The infrastructure here is half-assed. People here are a lot different than in the United States. Although thier are some things the same. Everybody has a cell phone here and everybody sends text messages all day long just like in the United States. They don't have video rental stores here but you can buy ripped DVD movies from the street vendors for a buck. The people here are a lot more healthy than americans, I don't see very many fat people here. Last but certainly not least the girls here are really pretty, no not really pretty Divine! But be carefull becuase here women like to use men for thier money. And if your girlfriend asks you to buy her a cellphone you better do it or she'll leave you. No really she will leave you. And for you Ladies, tall, dark, and handsome men come a dime a dozen in Paraguay. But don't be like me, learn Spanish BEFORE you come.