Rode the Supremo bus (no AC this time) bus from San Sal to Sonsonate, then a very crowed bus to the Barra de Santiago turn off. I had lots of sweaty vendors pressing into me as they squeezed by with there fried plananos, baggies of water, Chillets and other goods. The trip got better when we caught a pick up with a sunshade for the last 7km. Ahhhhh.
There was a second ADESCO (town association) meeting today which Jason had to motivate the town to indentify the areas they would like to target for growth and new projects. The town has to identify and volunteer to get involved if they’re to receive another Peace Corps Volunteer next year. There was also a secrete vote and all voted YES they wanted another Volunteer. We hastily hung a chalkboard and hung some posters so the meeting had a real visual impact. Nice.
Health sidebar: Travelers here, including Peace Corps constantly talk about their health. Most complaints are answered with “I had that” or “I haven’t had that yet. I don’t know why not.” Yesterday we brought a Irish travel to the emergency room. He woke up doubled over in pain at the hotel. I was at the hospital all day, rehydrating and getting meds. They told him he had a “stomach infection.” Apparently Amoebas are one of the worst. A very smiley PCV with them described it as someone is punching you in the stomach from the inside.
So I’m still not 100%, but I don’t have amoebas! No fever, no aches – that’s not bad.
The schedule for the rest of the week is getting busy with some trips to schools, trip into the Mangrove, Literacy project event and maybe surfing. Whew.
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