http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , El Salvador , Central , San Salvador en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:30 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:30 +0000 Today is our final day at the site. We started out the day filling in with sand around the brick in the well. The guys helped mix concrete to be poured in the septic tank. We also smoothed out the dirt around the house and added dirt around all of the side walks. There is a school behind the site and we were able to go up there during snack time. The students were so excited to see us and they lov http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-771640.html Today Patty Helen Carol and Ashley started by going to a preschool. There was 13 students and 1 teacher. They had a snack time. The teacher drew pictures in each students workbooks of a house mountain path and trees. Then they colored them. They also had a story time and the story was Jack and the beanstalk. After that they went back to the tables and worked on writing letters. Helen Ashley a http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-771439.html Today almost everybody is feeling good. We worked at the site all day. Some painted the inside of the house lime green. We mixed concrete by hand. Hauled alot of dirt and sand and tamped it. We used a larger sifter to sift a sandrock combination. That was used in the mortar. We helped cement the back entrance on the house a patio. The highlights of today we39re when the school children just wa http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-771319.html We started out going to the community center in Esperanza. This is a habitat community that is completed. They hope to still build a clinic. Habitat built 170 houses. We also met their coop who also sold items including coffee. We we39re introduced to some of the ladies that we39re on the board. Today we celebrated Tiffany39s birthday. Tonya brought a cake for us all to share. The commun http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-771317.html Hello to all at home. We arrived safely. This hotel is beautiful and very peaceful. We started out our day by attending Cristo Rey Lutheran church. It was a unique experience to be able to worship with the El Salvadorian people. The pastor was very welcoming and very appreciative of us coming. He incorporated his sermon of transfiguration in relating it to how God changes us and gives our hearts t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770749.html Here are additional pictures one is the Chocalate Rice Milk. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770581.html We had quite a bit of downtime today so we all enjoyed lots of laughing and fellowship. Dinner tonight was at Tipicos Margoth. The drink that was served was called salad. It tasted like punch. It included apples peaches pineapple and lettuce. For dinner we had cheese papoosa bean papoosa turkey sandwiches tamales yuca fries and plantains a tiny bananna. Dessert was empanadas and some kind http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770573.html I think I have figured out the picture problem. On www.travelblog.org the blog name is thrive2013. Send comments to let me know if you can access them. Thanks Sonya http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770559.html We are working to figure out the photos. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770556.html Today our first stop was the University where 5 preist were murdered. These were preist that supported Father Rameos cause. We toured the museum. We stood in the very spot they lost their lives. SO much to listen to and take in. We also visited the rose garden where there bodies had been moved to after their death. It was followed up by going to the Chapel which was their final resting place. We http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770544.html Yesterday was our first day getting to see the city. When we arrived Thursday night it was dark. We started out the day going down into San Salvador the heart of the city. The traffic down here is crazy. Alot of times there are two lanes with three vehicles and then you have a motorcycle coming down the middle. You will look out the window and see a bus an inch away. But since every one drives the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770494.html Beautiful El Salvador. We arrived last night and went out to dinner. It was very warm and humid out. Today we are headed out for a day of relaxation and sightseeing after a feast of breakfast at our hotel. We were welcomed by a threeinch long cockroach. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770365.html With Christmas approaching it was time for the annual El Salvador international T20 cricket tournament The Volcano Cup. This year it was the hosts along with neighbours and rivals Guatemala and Mexico competing for the trophy. A 40 over match was arranged with Mexico for the day after too. The squad was a mixture of expats and locals along with the coaching trio of me Brock and Adrian. The http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770285.html Keen to see some typical Central American towns we drove with Bessy and Morena another teacher also living at Bessys out to Suchitoto a very pretty town with a gleaming white church cobbled square and low rise houses. The sun was scorching hot and as we ambled around the small town we came across an unusual little museum full of a random collection of plates. We enjoyed lunch at a res http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-770284.html We did not know whom to expect for a driver to San Salvador as the person with whom we arranged the drive spoke very little English. We were expecting someone at 9 and precisely at that time a gentleman who spoke absolutely zero English showed up with his car and off we went. Simply Clay said Dos personas San Salvador Answer si. That was the total sum of the conversation before w http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-759988.html Hello all. I happy to announce that I will be Visiting El Salvador from February 18th thru the 28th of this coming year 2013 I will be traveling with my friend Funny Clown with whom I travelled to the Eastern Caribbean with earlier this year. We will be staying with his family members in San Salvador. I will have more details soon so keep checking http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-739324.html I didn39t make it home today. I volunteered to get bumped off the flight in El Salvador so that I can come back. I don39t go home until tomorrow. So TACA has put me up in a VERY nice hotel where I39ll sit by the pool and afterwards take a real hot shower with real water pressure. Of coruse I get all my meals as well. Unfortunately the hotel is too far away from the city to explore anythin http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-736170.html August 1 Today I slept until 730am again and had a long skype call with Jeroen after breakfast. Then I went to try to find Carlos the guy who runs the guesthouse. I think he said last night that he would take me to the bus station today. The cleaning lady called him and then he still wasn39t there so I explained again and he came. In the meantime I spent about 30 minutes talking to a http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-734347.html Antigua GuatemalaThe shuttle from El Salvador to Antigua was uneventful. We were the only two on the minibus and the journey only took around five hours. We arrived late in the evening and were fortunate to find a room for the night. Antigua is a very touristy city with loads of expats and a Spanish school on every corner. This is probably due to the fact the city is quite spectacular. Antigua http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-734276.html July 27 I didn39t sleep well at all last night even with earplugs. I guess it was because I knew I had to get up so early in the morning and I kept checking my watch for the time. At 4am I was up and I left just a few minutes too early. The taxi got me to the Tica Bus at 450am 10 minutes before the place opened. Luckily the cab driver sat with me for a few minutes until another girl showe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/Central/San-Salvador/blog-733454.html