My life in El Salvador So i made it to Estancia, El Salvador 3 weeks ago, without problems. This blog is a bit overdue, but i hope this suffices. Unfortunately my first entry from El Campo (the countryside) is general life stuff without too many stories. But next week ill update you all on my stories, and for a preview checkout the end. Enjoy: 1) Estancia, El Salvador 2) My Life is Sweet 3) Clinic work 4) A Day in the Life 5) Highlights: Kids, Dogs, Clothes by Hand 6) The Other Couple 7) Preview for Next Time 8) Call Me [View Full Entry]

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Heres my last update from Guatemala. Im in el salvador now, but will tell of that next time: 1) Last weekend in Guatemala: Carnivals, Big dinners, and Soccer Games 2) Kids Day 1) Last weekend in Guatemala: Carnivals, Big Dinners, and Soccer Games Carnivals: A few quick notes here. First, I went on upside down amusement rides that cost $1.25. My first week here included independance day (most cenral american countries celebrate it on the same day). And Xela, my town, is the hub of the celebrations for much of guatemala, so naturally the carnival was in town. And, having worked [View Full Entry]

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1) Hiking: the bad ass way (moonlight, sunrises, and early morning light) 2) San Salvador: La Capital 1) Hiking: the bad ass way. The Thursday before I left guatemala i went on a midnight hike to climb Volcan Tajamulco, the highest point in Central America at 4220 m (13,845 feet). The key here is Midnight Full Moon hike, which means starting at 12 midnight and hiking by moon light to see sunrise from the peak. We left Xela at 10 pm and started the hike at 12:30 am Friday morning. Our goal was to make it to the summit (of central [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, Ive made it safe and sound, and heres my first blog entry. i know its long, so pick and choose what ya want. enjoy: Headlines 1) 30 min after take off, i was where i was going. 2) Spanish School/host family 3) first weekend: hiking the lagun and a wine in the book store adventure 4) on my way again, and everything else. 1) 30 min. after takeoff, I was where I was going we all travel for different reasons, and i think my favorite one is the social aspect of meeting new people. (and from there seeing and [View Full Entry]

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Hello Friends and Family, as you may have guessed by my current location (still Boston, MA), I havn't actually left the country yet. I'm 1 week late, and i've got 1 more week to go...and heres why: Table of Contents: 1) the actual story of what happened that frightful night 2) the quick reader's digest version (for those who prefer the quick sum up) 3) conclusions 1) The Red Brick Road: An Adventure in Peter's Park I had a 6am flight on Sunday Aug 30th, and was planning on arriving to the airport 4am that morning. The night started off great [View Full Entry]

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Hey Gang, So here I am, all set to leave the country for 9 months. For those of you who i havn't talked to in awhile, here's a brief sum up of my life and what i'm doing: I've finished 3 (out of 4) years of med school at Tufts in Boston. Its been pretty fun (sometimes), but at the end of the day, I still regret going strait from college to med school without taking a year off in between. So 3 years later, i'm making up for that mistake with a year abroad now. I'll start out my trip [View Full Entry]

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