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 …
24 Jan
“Lluvia de Ideas”
“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) …
24 Jan
Radio Mangle
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 …
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 …
23 Jan
The End of the Trip Approaches
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 …
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 …
21 Jan
About the War
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 …
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 …
