We also got to do some sightseeing throughout our time there. [View Full Entry]

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Las delicias is like a rec center run by the nuns. [View Full Entry]

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The home visits were so interesting. It showed me things I never knew existed. [View Full Entry]

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We had a big fiesta the last night. Professional dancers and a professional band played for us. [View Full Entry]

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so today i leave el salvador :( if this experience has left me with anything, it is to be grateful for what i have. i know i take advantage of everything i have, and then i see these people. These people have NOTHING. they barely have a house. This experience is going to make me see my life in a whole different way. I will now be soo much more appreciative for the things that i have and my family. I will be greatful that i have a family who loves me enough to care for me and feed me ( [View Full Entry]

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Here are a few pictures from my visit to Las Delicias adn to Oscar Romero's museum. [View Full Entry]

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Friday July 17 On Thursday we spent most of the day at the volunteer house because of the flu. We helped sort donations and i got to relax a bit. so i am not allowed to go to the malnourishment center any more because of the influenza. It is affecting sooo many people down here. So today i got to go to Las delicias and play with some children. Las delicias is a place run by the nuns were the poor kids can come and play. And we painted the library that the nuns are building down here. Today, I also [View Full Entry]

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Wednesday July 15 So today i went to the Las Telicias area again. But today, i made home visits with a nurse. We checked in on babies one year and below. Today, we visited some of the poorest people in el salvador. It was very difficult for me to understand how thes people live their lives tthe way they do. Most of the house were made of trashbags and tin. If they were lucky they had some bricks. But I'm telling you, it was sure a sight to see. It was so sad. But the people were so friendly! Everyone was [View Full Entry]

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Here are some great pictures from the volcano! [View Full Entry]

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Tuesday July 14 Well. Today is my 3rd day in El Salvador. Today i went to Las Telicias, which means the countryside. The nuns here run sort of a day camp kinda of thing. It is where kids can come in between school. children here only go to school half a day. either in the morning or in the afternoon. They go seven days a week. Kinda wierd huh? I met a lot of adorable children. They were so cute and lovable. I got to use a lot of my spanish also. It was so nice to actually know what they [View Full Entry]

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