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Hi Jen It is very cold here. Interesting topics on your blog I have eaten armadillo iguana no, turtle but not eggs honey comb seems sweet. watch out for the bees.
Feliz Navidad Anthony
Hi Anthony. So NICE to see you here on my blog. Thank you for visiting, and even more for leaving a comment (you’re the first one!).
I’m sorry it is so cold there, and awful glad I’m here now! We are chillin’ a bit here, but nothing like a Noreaster: its gotten down to mid-50s at night time and we have no heat system except sweatpants and cuddling! Wont trade it for Boston though.
are your halls decked for Navidad?
ni se si leas español pero si lo haces te felicito por tu pagina, interesante la forma que estas viviendo en mi pais, Saludos desde Houston Texas un salvadoreno que dejo su patria hace algunas decadas
Feliz Navidad y revienta muchos cohetes
Armando, muchisimas gracias por su comento. Si, hablo espanol, con errores, pero bastante para comunicar. Que bueno Ud. encontro mi blog, me alegre! Por los que solo hablen el ingles, les voy a traducir sus palabras para compartirlas con ellos:
Dear readers: the following is a translation of Armando’s comment:
“I don’t know if you read Spanish, if you do I congratulate you for your page. Its interesting the way in which you are living in my country, Greetings from Houston, Texas, by a Salvadoran who left his country decades ago. Merry Christmas and set off many firecrackers”
Hi,
I like your website very much!
Lots of useful and entertaining information.
I’ll be back later to read more….
Andrea
Andrea, thank you. Love to hear comments and feedback. More entries to come, I’m a bit backlogged!
Hi, I just thought I’d tell you that you have a very interesting blog. Thank you so much for sharing this information and keep it up
Stephanie from Canada
Thank you, Stephanie! Putting more blog entries as the experiences (and stories) grow. Stay warm up there.
Jen – great site and really nice work. Can’t wait to read more!
Thank you, Lisa. If you want to get updates automatically, you can click the RSS button on the right. Or just come back and visit every now again.
Saludos desde Berlín, Usulután! I happened to find your blog when I was trying to figure out what a tacuazín looks like. I’m here in Berlín for a year teaching English at a school (volunteering) and working with a group of people called the Pastoral Team. They’re a group of Salvadoran volunteers, all who live in the cantons, who’ve been working together since 1990 on sustainable community development and other projects.
It’s so great to read about El Salvador from another gringa’s perspective! I’ve seen and experienced some of the same things you have. I really love your blog posts and the layout of the whole blog. I’m excited to spend more time reading. I’m glad I stumbled upon your blog!
I’d planned to email this to you but couldn’t get the “email me” button to work. This is the link to my blog: http://alilorraine.blogspot.com/
Salú,
Alisha, aka Chelita
Hi there! Glad to hear you are doing good things here. I love that your nickname is Chelita. I checked out your pic on alilorraine.blogspot.com and you do fit the profile! (for readers who don’t know, “Chelita” is a nickname for fair-skinned and/or blonde people in El Salvador).
You can reach me at bauerfotoATgmail.com (replace the AT with @). I started to read your blog. It’s great, and I’m learning a lot about your area in Usulutan. I must check out Berlin!
Thank you so much for leaving a note (I love getting comments) and I’m so glad to hear from a fella gringa living in El Salvador. Will keep in touch and will put you in my blogroll.
Salu back to ya,
Jen
Hi Jen,
Just came across your blog and really enjoy it, so I featured it in today’s post at Tim’s El Salvador Blog.
Tim
Thank you, Tim. I am honored, as your longstanding blog on El Salvador is so informative on numerous subjects.
Tim, I knew your website was a wealth of information on current events and news on El Salvador, and you must have a big following – visits to Inside El Salvador went off the scale today, with a flurry of comments and new subscribers. Thanks once again for sending people to see it.
I came across you blog today and liked it very much. I like the “inside” information you provide. As a “Salvadoreño” living in the US I appreciate it. Thank you for your effort and I look forward to more reading. Carlos
You’re very welcome Carlos. Glad to be sharing the experience and hope it brings back good memories.
I just came across your blog site today and it’s the first one I’ve seen that’s actually put together with some good thought and planning. This site reminds me a bit of Jack Kerouac mixed with Huell Howser’s California Gold.
You are a gringa in El Salvador; I’m a coreano-americano in El Salvador. I’m excited to show my wife this site. She is 100% guanaca and enjoys this type of information.
Thank you, Don Enrique. A coreano-america named Don Enrique – you seem like a very interesting person, hope to hear more from you and learn more about you. I hope your wife likes the site.
Somebody sent me a link to this blog today and I am blown away. I’ve been living in ES for over two years and am only recently finding that there are more gringas here. I will be checking your site often for updates, looking forward to reading more.
Hi Jennifer, I’m glad you found my blog. Apologies for not replying sooner, have been busy with a brand new job – I’m at a call center, wahoo! shoot me an email, I’d love to hear about your experiences since you’ve been here – bauerfoto AT gmail DOT com
Jen-
I too live in El Salvador and have shared similar experiences since I arrived in 2006. Additionally, I believe I live just down the hill from you in San Marcos. Hope to see you around some day!
Marcus
Marcus, I will email you so we can get together. Yes, you are just down the hill, so would love to get together.
From Dallas Texas missing my natal land with love. I think what you’re doing is awesome…. I love this blog keep up the good work!!!
I just wanted to tell you that I am throroughly enjoying your blog! I stumbled upon it while searching out information on traveling to El Salvador.
My husband I will be there in a couple of weeks, building stoves in a small community. I feel much more prepared now that I have read your blog!
keep up the good work.
Warm regards,
Darcie Guarderas – Winnipeg, Canada
Thank you, Darcie. I’m happy to hear you and your husband will be down here helping people in a community, also. Do you know which area of the country you will be in?
I believe it’s called Santa Catarina, in the mountains.. we are two couples that decided (over a few glasses of wine) that it was time to stop talking about doing something good in the world, and starting doing something good in the world. We have fundraised like crazy and the time has come. We leave next Saturday! I have collected over 100 pairs of gently used soccer shoes as well as some great jerseys. I got several great ideas from your blog. I found a great deal on barbies and barbie clothing so I loaded up.. and lots of great school supplies. I have been studying Spanish daily (and although I understand quite abit, I get tongue tied when I try to speak out loud). I am certain the local children will help me get over my fears!
Darcie, I’m so glad to hear this. By now you are already in Santa Catarina building stoves and giving kids soccer sneakers and barbies – they will love them, that was such a great idea. I hope you are enjoying your stay while here, the weather and the people. The area you are going to is probably beautiful, looks like its close to my sister-in-law in Santo Domingo de Guzman and it’s gorgeous over there. Thank you for coming to El Salvador to make a difference!