In about 24 hours, I will depart for my Rotary year in San Salvador! I can't believe it... the time has flown.
On Tuesday morning, I will leave Greensboro, eat a light breakfast in Miami, then arrive in Comalapa International Airport in El Salvador at about 2:00 p.m. Just enough time to get settled in for the day and grab my first pupusa salvadoreña! Pupusas are a mouthwatering Salvadoran dish... thick, hand-pressed corn tortillas stuffed with beans, cheese, and anything else you could get creative with. ¡¡Que rico!!
Spanish has gotten a bit rusty this year, but I'm sure the re-learning curve will be exponential. I'll be moving into una habitación (a room) en un alojamiento (lodging-- in this case, a type of boarding house) with other foreign exchange students. I'll be about half a mile from the Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeon Cañas" in Antiguo Cuscatlán where I'll start classes on Thursday, March 10th.
Just a reminder, my e-mail is emily.scott.robinson@gmail.com and my Skype is emily.scott.robinson!
Ciao! I'll check in from the tropics soon.
Love,
Emily
Best to everyone! The next time I post will be from San Salvador.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Sunset Beach
Enjoying a few days at the beautiful Sunset Beach, NC before departing for San Salvador in less than two weeks! Tasty Italian dinners, Valentine's gifts, long walks on the beach, sunny and breezy days, sunset runs.
The only thing I lament is that it seems impossible to escape technology now. We've all been glued to our computer or phone screens far too many hours of the day. Myself not excluded, although I try to limit computer time until after dark so that I can enjoy these gorgeous days.
Reading a fantastic book: "A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide" by Mark Siljander. Plenty of food for peaceful, common-ground thought.
Until next time, in my slide show to the right are a few pictures of beach time! My Chacos are glued to my feet. A gorgeous hawk was passing through the area yesterday and I caught a few pictures of it.
Drinking in the jasmine tea and sunshine,
Emily
The only thing I lament is that it seems impossible to escape technology now. We've all been glued to our computer or phone screens far too many hours of the day. Myself not excluded, although I try to limit computer time until after dark so that I can enjoy these gorgeous days.
Reading a fantastic book: "A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide" by Mark Siljander. Plenty of food for peaceful, common-ground thought.
Until next time, in my slide show to the right are a few pictures of beach time! My Chacos are glued to my feet. A gorgeous hawk was passing through the area yesterday and I caught a few pictures of it.
Drinking in the jasmine tea and sunshine,
Emily
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