El Mandarin San Miguel
Alameda Roosevelt Norte #407 San Miguel, El Salvador
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Happy New Year!
... soccer team organized the trip and invited some of us girls from the soccer team, too. Of course, since I was high on all the community time and confianza I was getting, I said yes, a decision I regretted as a shakily stood on the side of the highway at 5:30am, trying to push pieces of bread into my mouth. I laid in the shade and slept it off for a couple hours, then ate a hot dog (bad choice, probably because it was bright pink and drizzled with mayonnaise.) Then I decided I was ...
Blogger Fail
... I cancelled all my English classes the week before and just sat on my porch studying all week. It was pretty nice in the mornings because it's way cooler, plus a lot quieter. But in the afternoons, it's like it became an open house, a revolving door of social engagements. Usually I'm powering around on one mission or another, and people seemed to like seeing me availabe (supposedly) to chat all afternoon. So the 8 hours of studying I liked to put in became more like 4. ...
Halloween and Pseudo Fight Club
My last post was pretty tame, probably because I was sitting out a huge weeklong tropical storm in my house, living on instant coffee and potato sandwiches. I can't complain though because my site was hardly affected, save for the mud, chilliness, and enchantment with my polka-dotted rain boots. El Salvador is the most densely-populated country in Central America, meaning that there are lots of people setting ...
A Pelican named Albert
At 'La Tortuga Verde' there is more than turtles, there's also a pelican... a pet pelican.
Every morning he goes out to sea... but he won't catch any fish. Albert's wing was amputated so he can't fly, which means he can't dive to catch the fish. As the other pelicans fly over him, gliding above the waves, Albert just swims. He enjoys being in the water. After that he comes back to the ...
Turtles in the Wild East
... the expensive resorts catering to international surfers with a price tag of $200 per night and the places with comfort standards well below the most adventurous travelers’ standards. However we were lucky to find La Tortuga Verde which is located right on the beach and offers acceptable comfort (although basic and rustic) at reasonable prices. The best part is that it is ...


