Recent activities

Sorry I haven't posted in a while ... I will be flying back to NYC on Wednesday 8/27, and so have been focusing a lot on what I have to/want to get done before I leave here! Yesterday I visited the church in which Archbishop Romero was shot, and I also went to the Museum of the Word and Image (Museo de la Palabara y Imagen) to watch a video of the testimony (oral history) of Rufina Amaya, one of the only survivors of one of the largest massacres here during the war - El Mozote. While there, I also bought a copy of the Salvadoran Peace Accords and the Report of the Truth Commission (in Spanish, of course!) I can't believe I'm going home already!!! : 0 I wish I had another month here! (I really do!)

Today I went with Alicia and 3 of her children, 8 of her grandchildren, and a son-in-law, TO THE BEACH! Yes, the mini-bus was VERY FULL! We had SO MUCH FUN! First, we swam in the ocean, and played ball in the ocean, and then ate delicious fish and danced a bit and sang a bit with a band that came by. After that we went to the pool. The kids were so sweet, and wanted me to swim with them a lot! They were all really into working on their swimming strokes, and wanted me to teach them more ... which I did a little of, to the best of my ability, with my limited Spanish. Then one of our party organized swimming races, which occupied us for between 2-3 hours! So much fun! Now I want to sleep!! (I will be teaching at 7:30 am again tomorrow!)

It is bitter-sweet to leave here! Ah!