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Good Morning Salvador: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010. And on to the next thing. Earth Day is over, for which oh, be joyful. Our performance of The Lorax went well despite some last-minute setbacks. Such as three of our Salvadoran child actors not showing up until the last minute, while I was frantically trying to recruit shy replacements from the crowd. Talk about a panic attack! So I'm kicking myself off the computer now. Paz y amor! Sunday, April 25, 2010. So our Earth Day celebration is tomorrow and I can't wait for it to be over!
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Good Morning Salvador: January 2010
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Sunday, January 31, 2010. Many parties and still no running water. Just got back from Playa Tunco, one of the most famous beaches in El Salvador. There we had a goodbye party for one of our group who is going home early because his wife (who was also here with him but is already back in the States) is pregnant! Of course everyone is sad to see this awesome couple go, but of all the reasons to leave Peace Corps early, that has to be one of the best. Friday, January 22, 2010. I can't believe conan put a ho...
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Good Morning Salvador: February 2010
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Monday, February 22, 2010. A reckoning is gonna come. Time to run off and hand out corn and beans! Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Alia Gets Robbed By MS-13. SCENE: On a bus on the way to San Salvador. ALIA dozes in a seat, unable to really sleep because of the blaring regueton music. The bus stops and lets on a clean-cut, well-dressed GANG MEMBER, who immediately sits down next to ALIA. The following dialouge is all Spanish. ALIA (prepared to do anything but not really understanding): What? ALIA (looking ...
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Good Morning Salvador: March 2010
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Friday, March 19, 2010. Fiestas patronales, round 2 (or 4). Well, the weeklong festival honoring the patron saint of my village, San Jose (Saint Joseph) ended last night at God knows what hour, and I am officially sleep deprived. Wait, you say, weren't you just celebrating fiestas patronales in late January/early February? Well, yes, but that was for the whole municipality, whose patroness is the Virgin Mary. But I still always feel safe in my village and nearby area (the robbery last year was inevitable...
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Good Morning Salvador: August 2010
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Monday, August 23, 2010. Alia returns from El Salvador in need of a job! After two years in the Peace Corps in El Salvador, I am coming home October 16. My immediate destination is my mother's house near D.C., but after that, I plan to move to wherever I get a job. That's where you journalist friends and professors come in. I've started looking for jobs on the Internet but wondered if you have any leads - contacts, job bank recommendations or postings you've seen that you could pass on? Our close of serv...
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Good Morning Salvador: September 2010
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Sunday, September 19, 2010. My replacement volunteer arrived at my site two days ago. She is living with a family that I and the school director set her up with. Her name is Rebecca. She is a redhead so she will probably get more catcalls than me. Thank God. Rebecca seems to love our site. As she should, because it is beautiful. Even compared to the rest of El Salvador. And her host mom is giving her fresh squeezed orange juice every day, which I don't even get. Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Anyway, dur...
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Good Morning Salvador: Perquín y pescado
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Sunday, October 3, 2010. Just got back from a few days in Perquín, which was an ill-timed trip considering how much I have to do to wrap up my service.but was actually a good idea, as I didn't want to leave El Salvador without seeing this place, famous for its natural beauty and civil war history. Hill dotted with bomb holes, and the top afforded us a pretty good view of the surrounding hills and even parts of Honduras. The wall comemmorating the El Mozote victims. From the top of Cerro Perquín. Bruce an...
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Good Morning Salvador: Passing the torch
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Sunday, September 19, 2010. My replacement volunteer arrived at my site two days ago. She is living with a family that I and the school director set her up with. Her name is Rebecca. She is a redhead so she will probably get more catcalls than me. Thank God. Rebecca seems to love our site. As she should, because it is beautiful. Even compared to the rest of El Salvador. And her host mom is giving her fresh squeezed orange juice every day, which I don't even get. September 19, 2010 at 9:52 PM. Bruce and K...
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Good Morning Salvador: Atrapada
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010. In San Vicente, once more due to heavy rains. What had happened was" (PG County so soon! I went into San Vicente to talk to the trainees about "moving in and getting around," as they swear in tomorrow and come to their sites Friday. Including my replacement, so I will have a compañera. In my site for a month! At least our bridge hasn't collapsed (hopefully? ME: Do you have mouse poison? STORE MAN: Here it is (handing me a small bag). ME: How do you use it? Subscribe to: Pos...
