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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Antigua achter me gelaten, al had ik er graag wat langer gebleven, maar El Salvador lonkte. Met de bus eerst naar Guatemala stad gegaan, alle internationale bussen vertrekken namelijk van de hoofdstad. Ik verbleef een nachtje bij Harold, een couchsurfer. Hij heeft zijn hele leven in de VS gewoond, maar is terug naar zijn land van origine om er Engels te geven. Ik kon er wat eten, mijn kleren wassen en had eindelijk een deftige matras om op te slapen.. De bedden in dorms van hostels zijn niet wat je "zacht" kan noemen. De volgende ochtend vertrok ik al, naar het [View Full Entry]

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okay so first. the plane was miserable. But we survived. we got her around noon (el salv time). IT is about 8:30 now here. so when we got here we unpacked and had HOT chicken soup..yuck! (about the hot..not the soup!)..and bread. Then they were like....put on tons of bug spray because we are going to the volcano! So we went to the volcano! it was unbelievable! it was soo beautiful! it was amazingggg! then we came back here and had dinner. I thought it was going to be gross..but it was suprisingly delicious!! it was some kind of spiced rice..homemade [View Full Entry]

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Okay. So today i went to the malnourishment clinic. I have to say... it wasn't really what i expected. I was expecting more of a hospital setting with all the babies in one room..like newborns at the hospital. But no. Each baby had their own room. The clinic was very clean and open..but HOT! The first baby i got to work with's name was Doris ( Door- eese). She is 3 and 1/2. She has down syndrome (: She was beautiful! I got to give her a bath and feed her twice! It was an amazing experience. I had an amazing [View Full Entry]

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Here are some pix from my awesome day at the Malourishment Center. It was so close to the volunteer house that we could walk. I had so much fun with the babies! [View Full Entry]

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after taking the long route to El Salvador, we were more than ready to spend a few days on the beach. My friend Toby was not ready for us to visit until the 13th, so we decided to head down to the beach and explore the waves that get surfers all excited. We found the area surprisingly affordable. The country is dollarized, and tends to be more expensive than surrounding countries. Nonetheless, our dorm room lodging the first night cost $6 each, and we moved to a place that had a private room and air conditioning with free water and free [View Full Entry]

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okay guys. so today i arrived in el salvador. I AM SOOOOO EXCITED! my first day was a blast! i left baltimore at 6am. Then we arrived in Miami at 8:45am. then we left for el salvador around 12 noon. as soon as we arrived we went to the volunteer house and un packed and then we went striaght out. We went to a VOLCANO! we climbed all the way to the top! It was unbelievable! I am having an amazing time. I just got out of a freezing cold shower...but it was worth it. The weather here is hot..but tolerable. [View Full Entry]

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Here are some pictures from my first day! [View Full Entry]

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Jamie and friends at the airport! WoW! [View Full Entry]

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Hey guys! Just giving you some updates about my preparations for my mission trip to El Salvador. So far..I have had a very successful yardsale and picnic as fundraisers (: Also, some of my family and friends have donated money to me to help with the cost of my trip. Thank you guys so much for donating your money to me. I really appreciate it and I know my family does to. Your money is going to a good cause. So far... I have been packing daily to make sure that I have everything. I am bringing lots of medicine and [View Full Entry]

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