June 10th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa
I´ve been through a complicated set of emotions in the past few weeks--through what I would consider my latest "adjustment period." The thing they usually don´t tell you about "culture shock" is that ... 1 photos [full story]

May 27th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa
At the prodding of the youth, we put together an improvised play with a very short 2 weeks of rehearsal for Mother´s day. Uniting the two communities Ciudad Romero and Nueva Esperanza, we had a cast ... 6 photos [full story]

May 26th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa
Click the above link to see the work I´m doing featured in the ArtCorps May e-newsletter! (Haz un clic para ver una versión en español también!) Here´s the beginning of the article... Theat ... 3 photos [full story]

May 13th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa » Ciudad Romero
¡AVISO! WARNING!: SOME CONTENT OF THIS ENTRY MAY BE DIFFICULT TO READ FOR THE FAINT OF HEART AND/OR STOMACH. That being said, I was recently inspired to write about my not-so-glamorous experience ... 18 photos [full story]

April 22nd 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa
It is easy to talk about the first performances of this year in quantitative terms. The youth from Nueva Esperanza performed their play "Juntos podemos" (from a quote from the community--"Juntos pode ... 25 photos [full story]

March 4th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa
These other previous musings are about things I've noticed in my spare time--really, what I've been doing most of is theatre (and I wouldn't have it any other way!). I'm currently working with four d ... 24 photos [full story]

March 4th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa » Ciudad Romero
I've been living on my own for the first time in a small casita, complete with a large backyard bursting with fruit trees--mangoes, lemons, limes, oranges, bananas, coconuts, maranon (cashew), almond, ... 9 photos [full story]

February 29th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa
It's amazing the things you can learn from animals. I've learned so much from the people here, but two of the most interesting interactions I've had have been with dogs. Human culture affects the ... 37 photos [full story]

February 6th 2008  Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Bajo Lempa » Ciudad Romero
When you wake up in the morning in Ciudad Romero, it´s to a dawn of sounds. Around 5 a.m. the chorus of a hundred gallos commence their melancholy howling, encouraging the insects to bring their buzz ... 41 photos [full story]