Hotel Mirsdor San Salvador

... substitute teachers always get the run around, and combined with the fact that the regular teachers leave me alone with their students, I don't know any names, I am not a perfect Spanish speaker and I am clearly foreign, I think the students feel that gives them license to behave as horribly as possible. Lately, I've been bribing them with chocolate, and that seems to serve me well! <br><br>Every other night or so, we go to a park nearby ...

... the only ones there, literally. Not another customer. Lame. Apparently, the whole country gets paid on the same day in the same week, and this week was as far as we could get from payday which was why there was no one around. I am not sure if that was true. Still, we somehow managed to stay there all night talking to staff and playing pool upstairs. When I got back to the hotel I only had to occupy myself for an hour and a bit before boarding another bus. <br><br>

... other boats or people. It was amazing way to spend a Sunday afternoon. We then paddled a bit further and let the current turn the boat around and take us home. We then sat out on the jetty chatting until the mosquitoes drove us inside. <br><br>On the Move<br><br>The next morning 3 of us got up at 6 am whilst it was still pouring with rain. The rainy season in the jungle, means that the days are sunny but during the nights the heavens open and there is a constant ...

... roommates in getting ready for the day. It is 5:30 in the morning, but the sun has already been shining bright for half an hour. My 14 host brothers and sisters are preparing for school, and my host mom, Maria Trinidad and I are getting ready to go to Casa Esperanza, the homeless shelter where "Trini" as she is affectionately called, has served as director for over 12 years. By 6:30, breakfast has been made, and everyone is eating. Breakfast for me is ...

... group from Germany! <br><br>On the 7th we left for Antigua, Guatemala where we all releaxed and had a retreat to plan out how to best continue the ministry projects we have started and want to expand! I love this part of the trip because it's basically making a blue print of how to help the people we've met! I love it! <br><br>So, after three days in Guatemala, and after not doing much of anything except shopping, I came back to El Salvador last night! As soon as I ...

... Tunco we took a day trip to La Libertad which is the main city in the area and an important port. There was a ton of different types of fresh fish and other types of seafood. Thetown itself is a bit rough around thhe edges, so we didnt stay long and headed back to the peace and quiet of Playa Tunco. Playa Tunco is a great little surf village and I got the chance to go on a motorcycle tour with Moto Tours El ...

... the tree grows these disappear. The Ceiba grows to be enormous and the Maya considered it a link between Earth and Heaven. The thorny truck is replicated in pottery such s this incense burner I saw at the archaeological museum. Other trees Mario pointed out included cashew and cocoa trees. I also saw this beautiful banana flower which is the most open one I have ever seen, and an ...

This time, I´m actually going to use the blog to vent! I´m in some serious bad mood after the day and week I´ve had. Right now I´m stuck in San Salvador for God knows who long, (TACA doesn´t seem to grasp the concept of informing their passengers about what is going on.) Was supposed to be in San Jose, Costa Rica already, but the plane hasn´t even left San Jose yet, so I don´t know if I am going to make my connecting flight to the States tomorrow. My ...

We have arrived back to El Salvador once again, and this time is the last time (for this journey at least). I just spent the past 5 weeks in Nicaragua, and Rustin spent 3 weeks finishing up his dive master in Little Corn Island and then joined me for the past 2 weeks in Leon. Rustin is officially a PADI Dive Master after 7 weeks of hard work and lots of diving. If anyone ever wants to go on a dive, he could be your guide! I worked on 2 more weeks of spanish ...