Living Abroad Makes You Crave The Weirdest Things

This past weekend José and I had to make a quick trip to Argentina because with my Paraguayan tourist visa I can only stay in the country for 90 days at a time, so off to Posadas, Argentina we went. Friday night we spent the night in Encarnación, a city about 2 hours south of where we live and just across the border from Posadas. 

Encarnación is the third largest city in Paraguay, and its home to the one of the best "beaches" in this land-locked country, a popular summer get away spot for Paraguayans. It is one of my favorite cities in Paraguay. Whenever I visit one of the bigger cities in Paraguay (Asunción, Encarnación, Ciudad del Este) one of the main things I look forward to is ... food! One of the things I struggle with most while living in a different country is food. I miss things like bagels and cream cheese, IPA beers, Maryland blue crabs, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and good sushi. Living in another country also makes you crave the weirdest things, like Burger King, a place at which I rarely eat in the United States. The second I knew we were going to Encarnación all I could think about was a double bacon and cheese Whopper and onion rings.

Saturday we headed across the Paraná River to Posadas, only a quick 10 pesos ($1.25) bus ride from Encarnación. We spent the day eating wandering the city, relaxing in plazas, drinking Argentine beer and taking advantage of the spectacular exchange rate, 1 peso equals 12 cents American. Let's just say José had to keep me in line when it came to shopping or I would have walked away with the whole mall.

 *all less than $20!