Will Paul finally get over his fear of Amazon wildlife?

Louisville man returns to the Amazon in search of a love connection

Louisville native Paul Staehle has returned in the new season of TLC's "90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days" and his fan base can't wait to see what crazy thing the Kentucky guy will do next.

The reaction to his appearance in the first season of the show has been mostly positive from fans in Louisville — except from his parents.

"My parents are embarrassed by some of the show," he told the Courier Journal.

We first met Staehle last year a few months before he left for the Amazon rainforest in Brazil to meet Karine, a woman he met on an international dating site.

"I wasn't having much luck with dating women in Louisville," he told us in our initial interview.

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And while he may have been uncomfortable with the Louisville dating scene, that was nothing compared to how out-of-his-element the 34-year-old looked as he packed to head to South America.

Extremely concerned about the bugs and diseases he was sure he'd encounter in South America, Staehle hauled suitcases filled with protective sprays, lotions and body covers to the village where Karine and her family live.

As he heads back to the Amazon to continue to woo his beloved Karine in season two of the TLC show, Staehle seems to have become more comfortable with his surroundings.

"The health threats are not as serious as I had believed before traveling there for the first time," said Staehle. "In fact, mosquitoes are far worse in Kentucky for the most part. I did find that the one outfit I had treated by Insect Shield was the only one that kept 100 percent of the mosquitoes off so I wore it almost all the time I was in Brazil and never washed it."

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He added that last part for any viewers who wondered why he wore the same clothing in nearly every episode of season one.

So, what's in store for the couple who could only communicate using Google Translator? Staehle has been working on his Portuguese with a private tutor during his downtime back in Louisville and he says Karine is attending an English school in Brazil and practicing with a Rosetta Stone language program.

"I learned the hard way and was barely able to communicate well. Knowing just the basics did not help me much," he said. "Charades and attempting your own version of sign language is also not always a great idea."

His best life advice for anyone traveling and looking for love? "Uninstall the games on your phone and use that time to learn a new language or end up like me, looking like a dummy on national television."

Catch up with the couple on "90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days" Sundays at 8 p.m. on TLC.

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