Hi everyone. I have a bunch of photos to put on the blog but we haven´t been able to figure out how to get the photos into these computers. The staff are working on linking us into the CRISPAZ website. In the near future you will be able to click on my head which will have an arrow on a map of where each of us is living and which organization we are working for.
It has been a full couple of days, each one has involved about 12 hours of sightseeing and orientation. We have visited a bunch of amazing organizations, visited the Romero museum and church, visited the UCA, the Universitywhere the Jesuit priests were murdered and participated in a group at a juvenile womens´ prison among other things. Now that we are interns, we also sit in on staff meetings and are included in discussions. It was really interesting to get the overview of what the different staff members in the organization are working on and the staff is just incredibly kind and patient. I heard a wonderful speaker at the UCA who I loved. He talked about liberation theology and applied it to current issues regarding immigration and poverty in El Salvador and the U.S. Lots of stuff. I am going to write a bit on each major event when I get the photos online, but for now I just wanted to say hello.
We are still living in the office. In fact tonight we accidentally set off the security alarm, which was unbelievably loud and scared the shit out of us. I´ll be in San Salvador until Tuesday of next week, and at that point we leave for our placements in the communities. Its a nice transition. We have running water here for an hour a day, electricity and internet access, which will no longer be part of our lives after Tuesday. It has been nice to ease into the whole environment with the orientation week hearing and speaking Spanish 6-10 hours a day when soon we will be speaking all the time. I am really excited about going and meeting the family I am going to be living with. My biggest anxiety is the language, though I also live in fear of the mosquitos as I have already been devoured. My legs look like they have chicken pox. It sucks. I´m the itchiest person that has ever existed. Aside from these things though, I´m learning, I´m happy and feeling ready to go.
I hope everyone is well. I´ll be in touch soon.
Much love,
Deb
It has been a full couple of days, each one has involved about 12 hours of sightseeing and orientation. We have visited a bunch of amazing organizations, visited the Romero museum and church, visited the UCA, the Universitywhere the Jesuit priests were murdered and participated in a group at a juvenile womens´ prison among other things. Now that we are interns, we also sit in on staff meetings and are included in discussions. It was really interesting to get the overview of what the different staff members in the organization are working on and the staff is just incredibly kind and patient. I heard a wonderful speaker at the UCA who I loved. He talked about liberation theology and applied it to current issues regarding immigration and poverty in El Salvador and the U.S. Lots of stuff. I am going to write a bit on each major event when I get the photos online, but for now I just wanted to say hello.
We are still living in the office. In fact tonight we accidentally set off the security alarm, which was unbelievably loud and scared the shit out of us. I´ll be in San Salvador until Tuesday of next week, and at that point we leave for our placements in the communities. Its a nice transition. We have running water here for an hour a day, electricity and internet access, which will no longer be part of our lives after Tuesday. It has been nice to ease into the whole environment with the orientation week hearing and speaking Spanish 6-10 hours a day when soon we will be speaking all the time. I am really excited about going and meeting the family I am going to be living with. My biggest anxiety is the language, though I also live in fear of the mosquitos as I have already been devoured. My legs look like they have chicken pox. It sucks. I´m the itchiest person that has ever existed. Aside from these things though, I´m learning, I´m happy and feeling ready to go.
I hope everyone is well. I´ll be in touch soon.
Much love,
Deb
posted by D.Helt at 9:26 PM
1 Comments:
Hi!! I am so glad you are enjoying it and doing well. Is there anywhere you can stock up on bug spray before you go??? Or a mosquito net for your bed when you get to your house?
Everyone here is good. We are all slowly getting over a cold. The girls seem to be doing much better-now Garry and I have to recover. We took them to the Y swimming last weekend. That was fun!! I think I am going to buy a baby pool or some sort of sprinkler for them this summer.
Keep in touch. We love you!!!!
Katie and crew
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