Blogs from El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 39

Last night, five youth performed a revival of a play that Aryeh first created with the técnicos (agronomists) of the organization two years ago. Although we had a rather rocky time putting together this peice (3 of the original cast members dropped out, and only 1 remained constant in his own part!), the result, after 5 rehearsals with all present (and bringing in new folks), was fun and moving. The play´s basic premise is about two indigenous "antepasados" (ancestors) who practice advanced methods of agriculture, planting according to the phases of the moon, sharing the land, and believing in the sacredness of nature. But---one day, these ancestors receive a strange (and strange-smelling) visit from the future.... A transgenico (GMO) named Supertomatepez (Supertomatofish) arrives to tell them how she can resist cold temperatures and is stronger for ... read more

So much for a 7am wakeup call, I was awake by 5:30am!! Luckily though I was able to fall back to sleep until about 7:30. No showering in the morning, we get too hot and dirty during the day. So I save my cold shower for after a day of work when it feels refreshing and I can go to dinner nice and clean. The day began with breakfast - cereal and a banana, and then we made our lunches. Peanut butter and jelly!! Every day, all week, that will be my lunch. But no worries, I love PB & J!! I made two sandwiches because I figured I would be pretty hungry by lunchtime. And I was right!! Starved by lunch, but I will get to that later. Before our departure to the village, we ... read more

Well.... after 8 years with out visiting my family in El Salvador. I decided to go back and take my little girl Kiara Renee with me. I though it will be a beautiful experience for her, she is 5 years old. And this will be her first trip out of the USA, she was really excited about seeing the beach and all the new things her uncle Vladimir told her she was going to experience soonest she arrived in El Salvador. This my first time trying to blog or writ I am not good at it but Ill give it a try, I was born in ES moved to the US in 1995, live in Arkansas married, my wife Jessica Renee she is A nurse (RN), I am a Radiology Technician we have 2 kids: Kiara ... read more

We found that Tortuga Surf Lodge was a great choice. We met the owner Roberto last night who was a very interesting and friendly guy. As you would expect he is surfing mad but after having a few beers with him and watching him in a surf video we realized there was more to him than just surfing. He explained the whole history both political and geographical and it was obvious this place was run more out of love of surfing than a business venture. For a tiny country El Salvador has about 10 murders per day (mostly gang related) which makes it one of the most violent countries in the world. Although you don’t see this first hand (hopefully) it is easy to believe just by looking at the number of people carrying arms. So ... read more

Spent over two weeks at the tranquilo Horizonte Beach Resort. I lost my jounal with this entry, but will eventually write something about this awsome surf spot, but here are some pictures. This was one of our favorite places on the trip so far.... read more