El Salvador
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El Salvador
I Reevaluated My Feminist Ideals On The Catwalk
Amidst the dry ice smoke and spotlights, I turn on cue without stepping backwards, just as I have been taught. The other girls shimmer in the light—glitter on their ... read more
by Molly Beer
04 Dec 2003
El Salvador
The Machete-Toting Man Who Sings Outside My Window
The clock read 3:30 a.m., and a song was drifting past my gated window. Forcing my eyes open, I realized I was being serenaded. My Spanish, rusty as ... read more
by Allison Grappone
21 Nov 2002
Tips
El Salvador
When you see a pretty girl in El Salvador...
... you say, "Que cuero!" This literally means something like, "What a hide!" or "What a skin!" read more
by Cody Adkinson
29 Apr 2009
El Salvador
Tickets at the grocery store
At the supermarket, you need to bring your produce to the counter to get weighed and bagged before checking out. When you do, you have to decide between a "ticket ... read more
by Caitlin Quigley
16 Nov 2009
El Salvador
Don't leave voicemails, no one will listen to them
Since most people in El Salvador have prepaid cell phones, no one bothers to use precious saldo (prepaid balance) to check voice messages. Instead of leaving messages, it is normal ... read more
by Caitlin Quigley
03 Dec 2009
Blog Posts
El Salvador
Happy Six Months. I hope you were serious about that "grit" thing. Love, El Salvador.
Today is the six month anniversary of Danielle's Big Move to El Salvador. In celebration, El Salvador has given me a gift that calls my bluff on that whole bit about having "grit." Or maybe it's the "grace" part. Anyhow, yesterday, I was diagnosed with Typhoid Fever. Now, ... read more
by Danielle Mackey
03 May 2009
El Salvador
Gabriel
Invierno. Rainy season. It's an uncharacteristically dry day, and hot. Gabriel just got back from an ice cream outing with his mom and he's knocking on my metal door. We don't really know each other yet, Gabriel and I. I am still the strange new foreigner living in his ... read more
by Danielle Mackey
03 May 2009
El Salvador
Losing My Shoes and My Mind
Written 9-3-08 I am in a place where the only people who wear shoes are the construction workers in their flip flops. I am in a place where i speak spanish and pay in american dollars. I am in a place where street signs and 9 year olds are sponsored ... read more
