Farkel
Two hours until our departure from the Bajo Lempa, and I’m finally writing a blog. Thus, let me get to straight to the underlying theme …
29 Jan
Being Back
Being Back
Catching up on TV shows. Looking at Facebook photos. Writing a final blogpost…. These are all the usual activities for the days …
23 Jan
Horácio
Horácio
Horácio has been our team’s guide through the mangroves during these past few weeks. I first met Horácio on the first Friday in a meeting …
22 Jan
“Success”
“Success”
My project while in the Bajo Lempa has been to evaluate the impact and success of Associación Mangle’s microcredit program among a hub of shrimp …
21 Jan
Isla de Montecristo
Isla de Montecristo
Today it was off to our first community visit—off to Isla de Montecristo. It’s a community at the edge of the mangrove forest just before …
21 Jan
A Low-grade Disease
A Low-grade Disease
About halfway through my Peace Corps service in Mozambique (2008-2010), my dad ran into a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) at his university. While …
17 Jan
Learning to Swing
Learning to Swing
When I was about 6 years old, I remember my siblings teaching me how to “pump” on our backyard swing set. I practiced all summer …
14 Jan
El Carmen Estate
El Carmen Estate
For our first weekend’s last large trip we visited the El Carmen Estate Café finca. It is a large coffee farm with an adventure park …
14 Jan
Day 2: Volcano Hike
Day 2: Volcano Hike
Central America definitely runs on a different time than what I think of as German punctuality. We woke up early to get to breakfast on …
11 Jan
Getting out of our cocoons
Getting out of our cocoons
Being here in El Salvador we are out of our cocoons in a number of ways. I am often reminded of the one entomology class …
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