Horácio’s mangroves
One of the feelings that struck me most during our time in the Bajo Lempa was an understanding of the community passion for the mangrove ecosystem upon which Read the Rest…
Category: Team El Salvador
Un momento de reflexión al llegar a casa
We are finally back home in Monterey and it already seems like El Salvador was a dream. I am asking myself how much of a difference a small Read the Rest…
“Lluvia de Ideas”
Last week I, along with Natalie, made up the student portion of a delegation from MIIS that went to the Universidad de El Salvador (UES) in San Salvador Read the Rest…
Radio Mangle
Buenos días a todas y a todos. Les escribo desde Ciudad Romero, donde hemos conseguido, como los participantes famosos que ya somos, una entrevista en la mejor estación Read the Rest…
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 with the Environmental Read the Rest…
The End of the Trip Approaches
Today is Wednesday and we leave in 2 days for Monterey and another semester of graduate school. As our trip has almost come to an end I feel Read the Rest…
“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 cooperatives in the Read the Rest…
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 the crashing waves Read the Rest…
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 talking about my experience, Read the Rest…
About the War
Last weekend we traveled to the department of Morazan to get some down time and learn about El Salvador’s civil war era. The war officially started in 1979, Read the Rest…
