We are in El Salvdor!!! We arrived in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador! We are all staying together in a house right in the heart of the capital. And the food is awsome! It is also alot hotter here!! El Salvador is not as mountainous as Guatemala but it is equally gorgeous!
We are taking a liberation theology class here with Peggy, a sister of the church. So far class has been amazing! Peggy is so funny and so intelligent, and everything about the class is interesting! Weve also been learning about the history of El Salvador and the politics of the region. We have also learned alot about how involved the US is in Salvadoran politics. During the civil war the US sent over a million dollars a day to pay for the military here! El Salvador is also the only Latin American country with troops in Iraq and El Salvador has the third biggest US embassy next to Israel and Iraq. We got to drive by in and soon we will meet with the ambassador but its absolutely huge! and for what? This week has definately made me question the US in terms of political decisions in the past.. and now. Today we visited the area where 4 jesuit priests were murdered by the military. It was emotionally intense, actually this whole week has been reallly intense, but still really fun. Tommorrow we leave for rural home stays, which will be a great experience!!