Radisson Plaza El Salvador San Salvador

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... at 6 and worked until 11:30, but finally finished! My arms are really sore from the zip lines, and the planting, but it feels really good to finally have the field planted! <br><br>This Tuesday is Independence Day for El Salvador (and Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, too), so I won't be teaching English tomorrow, as the kids all have Monday through Wednesday off for the holiday! Hopefully we'll do something really fun on Tuesday to celebrate! <br>

... br><br>However at El Tunco I am now ensconced in a room for $12 with shared bathroom, in Papayas a hostel strewn with hammocks and a couple of wooden decks that jut out over the small estuary which runs along the side of the main drag in El Tunco. The main drag consists of a couple of hostels, a surf resort, two restaurants, surf shops and a small and basic tienda. It&#8217;s simple but sufficient. There is no denying it I am totally happy... Me encanta la playa y mi vida.

... new sewing machines will be such a huge help in increasing income, as well as teaching people the skills they can later use to get a job! Before returning home from Hope House, we usually run errands like buying paint for the crosses, paying electric and water bills, or going to doctor appointments. Something that I am shocked by every year, too, is how expensive things are here. The cost of living is exactly the same as in the States, but people only ...

... I was visciously attacked by 5 children all armed with arms full of underwear! So, after I found some to arm myself with, the epic underwear fight began! We were assaulting each other with underwear for at least an hour, and histerically laughing the entire time! It was wonderful, and it absolutely ranks on the top 5 most hilarious things I've ever done/seen. I wish I could describe it better, but I guess you just had to be there ...

... einfach wieder um und geh zurueck an die Playa el Tunco zu meinen Freunden... Ich entschied mich dann fuer die letztgenannte Option. Aber ich hatte einfach null Bock, nochmals mit den Chickenbuses dorthin zu fahren. Da bin ich also tatsaechlich mit dem Taxi gefahren. Man goennt sich ja sonst nichts...;) Und da mich der Taxifahrer ein bisschen ins Herz geschlossen hat, hat er mich zum halben Preis gefahren, fuer 25 Dollar (1.5h Fahrt). Ein Luxus schlechthin ...

... was all watching us and giggling to each other as they no doubt had seen this before and were curious of the outcome with these gringos. We smiled back and they laughed. All of a sudden a young burly guy came across the street and said something to the creep. None of us understood what was said but the burley hauled off and punched the creep in the face several times. Creep was no match for Burley. I said, no, no don't do it for us thinking that he ...

... well, not married anyway), up-and-coming, rightwing (obviously) yuppies from these places where you hear about such people existing but never feel like you come across any. I saw 'all young', there was one 43 yr old there who was clinging onto his lost youth like I cling onto the hope of ever fitting into a size 8 dress. On Saturday night we had a big party which descended, as most parties do, into general raucousness and lots of salsa dancing. Sunday came and although ...

I really do wish I could come up with more original titles. Anyway, where was I? Well after finishing up my last blog entry, I made a phonecall to Carlos, the Salvadoran gentleman that I´d met on the bus. Although it was a somewhat awkward affair, mainly due to my imperfect Spanish coupled with a ****** reception, we managed to arrange a meeting at the local mall later that day. Upon my arrival I spotted his beaming face in no time and, after a donut and cup of horchata (local cinnamon ...