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CampoOtherwise known as, “la cancha”, this is were I run M W F and Saturday & 5 am…keep in mind that I’m going to bed at 9:30 pm everyday. Sundays I run with my brother, Julio to the next city over, which is Verapaz, about a 20 minute run downhill, but buchica! It’s a hell of a climb back up. Sundays are also the days were the whole town goes down to the cancha to watch futbol games. My brother is on the team, I swear that mofo plays almost everyday. He promised to teach me, but I have to buy, “tacos”, first…which is slang for soccer shoes.


Erwin Con El Bicho This is my older brother, Erwin, he’s 22, I think. That little cutie his kid, Manuelito. I swear that kid has 50 names, Bicho, Sipote, Nino, and a few others I forgot. Anyhow, he’s a total character, and you’ll see more of him in later photos and movies.


Jugando Another shot of la cancha, just before everyone arrives.


Jugando Duex The games begin. It’s a torrid relationship between my town of Guadalupe, a city, and the Canton of…Hmmm, I seem to have forgotten the name, but they’re famous for their chorizo.


Jugando TresAnother shot, okay, I’m getting bored.


Jugando CuatroBored.


GuadalupeHere’s a shot of the famous volcano I live on.


Pauly Con JessicaThe girl on the left is my sister, Pauly, she goes to the Instituto, which located just above el campo. The girl to the right is Jessica, she is one of two also living in Guadalupe with me.


EscuelaAs part of our community immersion, we visited the local elementary school. Here’s a shot of the enterance.


Escuela DuexA shot of the school behind the gates.


Daily RoutineSo apparently, the school is divided by “turnos”, one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. Morning students are accepted by a first come, first serve basis. The leftovers have to wait for the afternoon session. Apparently no one complains about the system, and it’s been in place for quite some time.


The KidsI was fortunate to come when they had an assembly. Each month, schools around El Salvador talk about values, or “valores”. This month’s valore was Family. Other values are Work, Respect, Tolerance, Friendship, Responsibility, etc. It’s a really cool concept; they have workshops on the matter and public talks.


The Kids DuexAnother shot of the kids.


National Anthem (Movie)At first I wasn’t sure what they were doing, but it’s the national anthem…damn it’s long.