PARAGUAY -success stories wanted

Good day all'

I hope i will not jinx myself but as my property might be already   eyed out by a potential buyer (finances permitting, banks...) I want to be ahead of the homeless wave and think about my next step.
Crazy how we spend years wanting something and now when we are close we feel this unsettling emotion of joy, panick and insecurity combo....

I have been really keen to learn from expats of any background in Paraguay. Maybe a coffee in Asuncion/Encarnacion?
My ideal dream is to find a tribe there, unjabbed, untrapped from the political left/right paradigm,  chemtrail, 5G savvy and awake.... that kind of tribe.

I know you guys exist out there, i see you on youtube I just have no idea how to reach out🤷‍♀️

If you or a friend is currently living somewhere in Paragay i would love to have a chat. I speak Spanish, French and handle italian and Portuguese ok "ish" so please say hi if you see this.


E.

I guess this forum has less reach than i thought "sigh"
Here is a self conversation between me, myself and youtube🤪
https://youtu.be/XVN88Tv-ER0

Either way, chilling in Portugal is not so bad after all.
Peace

I had mixed feelings on my first visit to Paraguay, that being said only spent one month in Asuncion, not the rest of the country.

Peter from this youtube channel has a small hotel downtown, it was a safe haven for me in the city.  

https://www.youtube.com/@starting-over-2025/videos

He is also working on getting his ecahli project off the ground sometime soon.

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks Paolo,
Will check it out.

I am still stucked in Portugal as the potential buyers are still struggling to line up their ducks (or maybe I did jinx myself after all?)😓😓

Asuncion for what i gather is a hot spot for anglo-expats (aka higher prices and much applied so called "gringo tax")

I hear Encarnacion is perhaps a better option? (Argentinian, Brazilian, latino crowd, aka "cheaper", more peaceful, but also less entertainment options)

I wonder what you meant by "mixed feelings"? As a developing nation for sure it has a number of challenges.... have you lived in places like that before? Do you speak the local language? (usually makes you less of a target)

Thanks for the lead.
🙏 E.

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Paolo Camilleri wrote:I had mixed feelings on my first visit to Paraguay, that being said only spent one month in Asuncion, not the rest of the country.

Peter from this youtube channel has a small hotel downtown, it was a safe haven for me in the city.  

https://www.youtube.com/@starting-over-2025/videos

He is also working on getting his ecahli project off the ground sometime soon.

Hope this is helpful.

It's all very personal, just some gut feelings around a few things I noticed, attitudes and of course making comparisons to other places I have lived.  Nothing is going to ever be perfect but I also feel we need to trust our feelings if a place is for us or not.  Learnt that over the years.  And language wasn't a problem although the dialect appears to have guarani mixed into the Spanish, I sometimes struggled to understand all that was being said.

I do have a similar vision to you, I am just not sure where and any details yet.  

If you don't want the gringo tax and to stay in expat zones, I recommend downtown in the city for a more authentic experience, I felt safer there and more chilled that the couple of visits to the modern suburbs.

Peter has a lot of knowledge, nice guy too.  I am sure he can fill you in on Paraguay better than me.

Elia Freeman wrote:
Thanks Paolo,
Will check it out.

I am still stucked in Portugal as the potential buyers are still struggling to line up their ducks (or maybe I did jinx myself after all?)😓😓

Asuncion for what i gather is a hot spot for anglo-expats (aka higher prices and much applied so called "gringo tax")

I hear Encarnacion is perhaps a better option? (Argentinian, Brazilian, latino crowd, aka "cheaper", more peaceful, but also less entertainment options)

I wonder what you meant by "mixed feelings"? As a developing nation for sure it has a number of challenges.... have you lived in places like that before? Do you speak the local language? (usually makes you less of a target)

Thanks for the lead.
🙏 E.

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Paolo Camilleri wrote:I had mixed feelings on my first visit to Paraguay, that being said only spent one month in Asuncion, not the rest of the country.

Peter from this youtube channel has a small hotel downtown, it was a safe haven for me in the city.  

https://www.youtube.com/@starting-over-2025/videos

He is also working on getting his ecahli project off the ground sometime soon.

Hope this is helpful.

Phew! What a ride!
Exciting times ahead.... if all goes smoothly i shall fly to Paraguay in late october or early november.

If anyone will be in Asuncion and wants to grab a coffee or a "terere" with moi and my 4 legged companion, do gives us a shout.

I am totally shocked at the amount of poisonous creatures in the nation and my brain just worries about my unruly friend who chases just about anything. Oh well.... it will all work out somehow, always does😅

I am having 2 summers this year, bring on the tan😁

Good luck, Elia.
I live in Brazil and a lot of people from here are trying out Paraguay because of new jobs and lower taxes. They often stay close to the border though since the healthcare on this side is free and there it's not.
Looking at your original post and what you're looking for, I'm thinking about the large numbers of Mennonites that live there (many having moved from the US and Mexico in recent decades), but from what I understand they generally keep to themselves (and grow soy for export, which probably is not your cup of tea either).
I have a Paraguayan friend here who misses it dreadfully, but the standard of living is quite different (especially if you have kids and/or enjoy public services), which is why he stays here.  
The Spanish indeed is not quite the same, but if you speak a few languages and stay there a while it won't be too big of a problem.

And yes, compared to Europe or North America you need to be really careful about the wildlife. When I moved here I had to learn not to walk barefoot or hug trees, and to always watch where I walk and shake out towels/clothes etc before using. But like most aspects of moving to a new place, it's really not that big a deal if you pay attention to things.