The rain finally came.  We were off on a day trip to Citala, El Salvador, a town near the border of Honduras, when it happened. The last time it rained anywhere near us was in the middle of November, a short storm, while we slept.  For 5 months now, it’s been ‘dry dry dry’.    Not [...]

The song “Have you ever seen the Rain” by CCR rings in my head as I write this.   Most of you reading this probably come from a temperate climate where rain or snow falls year-round, albeit heavy at certain times in spring or winter. To illustrate what it’s like here in El Salvador, which is [...]