Hey there! I have to apologize for how long it has taken me to write a recent post... time in El Salvador flies and with the absence of my laptop, I was lacking some accessibility.
However, my laptop is returned, and fixed! I think. We picked it up from the computer place because it was going to take too long to fix and we would be no longer in El Salvador (the technician said it just needed a new keyboard?) but when I got home and attempted to turn it on, it arose from the dead! It was the same day that Steve Jobs passed away, so I'm convinced his spirit was reincarnated in my computer. Everything works just about fine.. I've had a small problem or two but when I shut it off for a couple hours it works perfectly later.
On other notes, El Salvador has been a whirlwind. I can't believe that we only have 10 days left here!! It really seems as if we just arrived. Due to safety and educational reasons, we leave the capital on the weekends to visit rural communities, and then we have Monday and Tuesday off as our weekends. So for example today feels like a Monday, but it's already Wednesday and halfway through the week! Our time goes so quickly and we don't even realize it.
The time we spend here is so much different then in Guatemala. It feels much more like the United States, with the Americanization of most of the consumer stores and products (including the dollarization of the currency). We also don't have much free time, and if we do, it's usually spent just hanging out in our house, which can be really relaxing but can ignite some feelings of cabin fever. Our directors try to get us out of the house as often as they can, so we'll go out to restaurants for lunch or dinner. However our rural stays have been really incredible. Since our course is based on liberation theology, we often visit "Christian-based communities," in which theology and religion play in integral role in the workings of the community, such as social programs, sports, support groups, agricultural cooperatives, and education. Often times, the church serves as a means for funding programs that the citizens then implement. These communities have a really interesting tie to liberation theology, but I won't bore you with the theoretical details.
As most of our days are about the same, I haven't had much interesting to write about so I haven't felt the need to. Our lives have become very routine, and I guess life in Central America seems more or less normal, which isn't a bad thing by any means! We are planning our fall break in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, and we've also visited some beaches and volcanoes. I'll post pictures soon enough!
Nos vemos,
Becca
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