Comfort Inn San Salvador

Greetings from Santa Ana, El Salvador! Some of our group assembled themselves in Houston this morning. Some of us came through Atlanta. But we all got here! For the unfortunate few who left home this morning, they've had two or three hours of sleep since arrival time in San Salvador was 11am. The heat and humidity hit like a wave as soon as we wandered out of the terminal. We loaded ...

... wins here in El Salvador, Honduras will pass Costa Rica to qualify for the World Cup. After the hospitality demonstrated on Saturday, I think every US fan would like to see them qualify!<br><br>For another perspective of the US-Honduras game, check out the following:<br><br>http://www.ussoccer.c om/Social/MNT-Blog.aspx?plckController ...

Friday, 10 September, Day 228<br> <br>Antigua, Guatemala<br><br> Unexpectedly, the shuttle bus taking me out of Antigua came early! I told the driver he had to wait because I had ordered and paid for breakfast and it was not ready yet. Even though the driver was a good twenty minutes ahead of schedule he told me he couldn&#8217;t wait. I told him to pick up everyone else in the small city of Antigua and them come back, he said he couldn&#8217;t do that either ...

... on not creating an image that the clinic gives gifts to the community; their resources are definitely limited, and they want those who receive the items to know that they are getting them because they have shown that they are committed to health. <br><br>-In the afternoon, I went on another prenatal visit. My participation in these visits is starting to go a little more smoothly, as I am building a small vocabulary and responses to common questions. I was ...

... see the differences in cleanliness standards here, versus the U.S. The biggest problem was the water; we checked for mosquito larvae, and there were a lot on the sides of the water supplies, indicating that they are not being cleaned. Again another reason why tomorrow's meeting is so important.<br><br>-In the afternoon, I handed out invitations for tomorrow's meeting, and also went to a postnatal home visit. Best part of the day! The baby girl was 27 days old, and i ...

... some pretty dank places so far on the trip. San Salvador is also an unreal place to party with some cool clubs and places to go out, it also has three of the biggest malls in Central America, weird to be wandering around a place that had Prada stores when down the road half an hour in the centre of the city you are scared you might be killed! I went out a few times with Valeria and her friends, also for Jose's birthday which was probably the best few days in San Salvador ...

Hermanos y hermanas, What´s happening? Lots to talk about. Last time I´m fairly sure I left off in Juayua. Last Monday I set off for Santa Ana, but not before visiting some beautiful waterfalls with a Spaniard, a German and a Slovenian (more on the Slovenians later!) and stopping in the colourful coffee towns of Apaneca, Ataco and Ahuachapan. Had a great time in Ataco, really interesting little town. I broke a few cardinal rules while coming into Santa Ana too: 1) I got in ...

... travel this way all the time. For instance, I wanted to make a trip to two very important archaeological sites that are about 30 Km from the city. I mentioned to the concierge that I intended to take the bus there and he was appalled! Not safe at all, he said. I was a little surprised but decided to go with a guide because I thought I would probably get much more out of my visit that way ...

... the South and Central Americas) and a reserved Brit named David (who lives and works in Costa Rica) befriend us at the park station where we must wait for and hire both a guide and a crew of tourist police. Both take our money, neither do much. A field trip of irritating pre-teens celebrating their last day of school herd up the base of Izalco like little dynamos, then, to our dismay, lay themselves panting all over the trail about 20 feet past ...

... look like a bombs hit it but thats true in any city. The market is large mostly undercover and sells the usually pirated dvds. The following day i headed out with an american guy to Suchitoto, a city about 47kms from the capital. When i say city thats what the books call it, i would say a very very small town. We visited a small restaurant where the owner had made sculptures from disused munitions from the civil ...