I wanted to write a quick post to update everyone on our projects and to let everyone know they can check out the pictures on the side link.

The computer lab is now up and running. The ministry of education ended up matching our donation of 10 computers and adding an additional 6 more! We now […]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
 
I know we are terrible at updating the blog so I thought I could at least upload recent pictures. One of the albums is of the recent mudslides here in El Salvador. The other album is of pictures of graduation and the scholarship winners. Ross is in the middle of writing a […]

 
Construction has concluded and here are a few pictures of the new and improved school. $217,000 later, welcome to the new centro escolar.
 
Before picture of the center of the school:
 
 
After picture of the center of the school:
 
 
Before picture of the outside of the library:

 
After picture of the outside of the library:

 
 
Before picture of […]

I have updated the photo links to the pictures on facebook! All of the pictures are under the title links on the right side of the page. You should now be able to see all of our pictures even if you don’t have a facebook account. I also added pictures from our visit to the […]

The quinceañera is the celebration of a young girl’s fifteenth birthday but it means so much more than turning fifteen, it signifies her transformation into womanhood. The quinceañera is not only a Latino tradition; some cultural equivalents include the Bar Mitzvah for Jewish boys and girls, the sweet sixteen, and the debutante ball.
 
The […]

So you know when you were a little kid and your crazy uncle used to steal your nose at every family event? Did you ever think it was real? I mean did you ever freak out or cry because you thought your nose had really been stolen? I have been thinking about it a lot […]

Many people have asked me why I joined the Peace Corps and my answers are always similar…I want to help people…but it’s more than that and it isn’t as altruistic as it may seem. My time here has allowed me to search deeper to find the true complex answer. The day I left for El […]

I just wanted to let everyone know that I live in the desert. It’s true. Actually its nothing like the desert, there are trees and volcanoes, but you know what I mean. It’s HOT and it’s the end of the dry season. On our walk to town on the dirt road I have to cover […]

This is probably my last post for a while. We will find out our permanent site on Wednesday and then just one more week until we move. We don’t know yet what amenities we will have but internet will not be an option. We will most likely have to travel to find an internet café. […]

Some of the people here do not like me or my fellow gringos. How do I know this? I often get evil stares. When passing by people in the streets I say buenas and they look at me like I killed their brother. Last but not least I get told f*** you at least once […]