So we forgot to resupply our sunscreen… The consequences did not seem so dire at the time. Anna’s parents, who had come down for a visit a couple of weeks ago were with us at the Peace Corps office, and we had forgotten to resupply the sunscreen, sudafed, tylenol and bug spray.  Of course we forgot. [...]

Time has been flying as Matt and I have been occupied in a wide range of activities.  The school year ended here the first week of November……and we did have a few days to relax and just hang out with the kids in our neighborhood.  But, by mid-November we were back into a good work [...]

 In the past week, the seasons here in El Salvador changed quickly.  A week ago, we were waiting out a nearly 2 week storm, during which it rained nearly every day and every night.  There was no hope of drying any clothes.  Everything started to smell like mildew…and then one day it stopped.  In the [...]

So, it has been an embarrassingly long time since we last posted an update.  So….here we go…..  In all honesty, our lives have been very routine (but certainly not boring) since Colin’s visit.  We have spent most of our time in our community, continuing the fabulous activities that we have going in our community.  We finished [...]

  Hello All, I’m Colin and I was invited to make a blog entry after taking a weeklong trip down to El Salvador to visit Matt and Anna and their friends.  I just finished my first year of medical school and had not seen the two of them since their wedding, so this was an exciting opportunity [...]

Last week, our good friend Colin came for a visit.  We (Matt and I), accompanied by one of our best Peace Corps friends Rachel and her brother, George, got up bright an early to catch our 4:00am microbus to the beach.  On the way, we stopped to pick up another great PC friend, Mike.  We [...]

 Sorry for the delay in blog-posting.  This one we wrote a while ago, but never managed to post.    Por fin (finally) we got a break in the heat.  Two weeks ago, the heat (102 to 104) broke and the rain started.  And it has continued to rain nearly everyday for the past two weeks!  We are really [...]

Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.    William Blake. 1757–1827    The Tiger.    TIGER, tiger, burning bright   In the forests of the night,   What immortal hand or eye   Could frame thy fearful symmetry?  мебели   In what distant deeps or skies          5 Burnt the fire of thine eyes?   On what wings dare he aspire?   What the hand dare seize the fire?     And what shoulder and what [...]

We LOVE getting mail. That is something we cannot emphasize enough. The anticipation of visiting our post office is pleasant, fun, and exciting when we have a few minutes before our bus arrives. The post office is conveniently near the bus stop…the only hiccup being that it is located on the other side of the [...]

Our success with Salvadoran youth is never ending!  This past week, we changed our English Club schedule, turning 10 smallish classes into 6 medium sized classes.  During a normal week, about 58 children walk past our door (just under a block from the school) and ask “Wednesday at 2:00, right?”  or “Tuesday at 10:00, right?”  [...]

  So far, Holy  Week, or Semana Santa has been a blast. We are enjoying what we would describe as a much needed break from the challenges of English Classes, Recycling, and Soccer Practice.  The schools are closed for the week, and we’ve already had some adventures to share with you.  This week is a conglomerate of [...]

There is a great group of 15 or so kids that live on our block.  We are friends with all of them, but one in particular stands out from the rest.  Jose.  Jose is a very small for his age 8 year old.  He has big brown eyes and a HUGE Jack-O-Lantern smile.  Jose and [...]