Manly men...

...who bought the ever-ubiquitous machetes at the market.

March 6th 2011
We drove around the countryside this morning, visiting two towns, markets, etc. Our group enjoyed walking around the towns, having some coffee and other goodies, and taking in the sights of the food festival in (my handwriting’s hard to see here) Juayua. Then, in the evening, we joined in at another local Methodist church (the same one where we had the battle of the bands) for a multicultural se ... read more

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador

El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that prov... ... read more

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Alexis Stratton

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I am a graduate from the University of South Carolina, finished my BA in May 2006 (with a major in English and a minor in Film Studies), and am now in graduate school at USC getting my MFA in Creative Writing. I spent Spring 2005 at the University of Limerick in Ireland studying abroad and traveled everywhere I could throughout Ireland and Europe! Post-graduation, I taught English at a girls' high school in South Korea via the Fulbright Program and returned to Korea a year later to assist with Fulbright Korea's training program. I've also spent time in various parts of the US and world, su... full info

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