These are houses in the neighborhood where I am staying. The neighborhood is called the Complejo.

My Third Day in El Salvador

(This is a picture of the house that I am staying at) Today I went back to Escuela Americana for school. I followed Bryce, one of my friends, around all day. I had most of the same classes. I had gym today also, but I could not do anything because I pulled my hamstring in a soccer game last Friday. The other kids though ran a couple laps first and then did some jumping. They would run and jump over a rope in a couple different ways. One kid did a front flip over the string when it was about halfway to the top, which was about 3 feet high, and landed it on is feet! Of course there was a cushion type thingy right behind the rope. Lunch today was as good as it was yesterday, if not better. Right now I can't wait for tomorrow to start.

These are some students going to their home in the Complejo and some going to a shelter type thing to be picked up by their parents.

Here are some of the students waiting for their rides home.

This is part of the cafeteria of Escuela Americana. There is more to it behind the tables, to the sides, and in front of the tables. The food that the school offers to its students and teachers is very good.

My Second Day in El Salvador

(This is the track and soccer field on the campus. And the mountain you see in the background is actually a volcano.)Today I went to Escuela Americana. I have basically been shadowing, or following around, my two friends Will and Bryce to their classes. The school is very nice. The campus grounds are beautiful and the teachers are extremely nice. Their schedule is very different from ours though. They do not have A and B days that alternate, they also do not number their periods. They give their periods letters. Their is a Day L, Day E, Day A, Day R, and a Day N, which is basically like our A & B days. Their periods our A, B, C, then they have lunch, period D, E, then a 20 minute break and then period F. That is all on Day L. Some days there is an AA period and a GSH period, and a period H. Every day it varys in what periods you will have. Also the last two days of the week have 45 minute period classes instead of 60 minute periods. Also there is only one teacher for each subject for each grade although for spanish there are two, one for each level. The levels are regular spanish and spanish spoken as a second language. Also there is a principle for elementary school, one for middle school, and one for highschool, then there is a headmaster, which is kind of like a head principle.
The students here are nice. They behave well in class, sometimes. The faculty, or teachers, are also very nice. The cafeteria is outside and is also nice, you can sit anywhere you want to during lunch. Another good thing about the school is that it does not start until 7:45. So you can do what ever you want around the school until the school day starts.

My First Day In El Salvador

(This is a picture I took when we were going down the road to where we are going to be staying. This picture is of a vendor's little shop like thing where people can pull over and buy stuff) When I came out of the airport there were tons of Salvadorans waiting for their families. My grandfather and I got in a van that had been waiting for us. It took us to EA's Complejo, where we are staying with the Skippers. On the way to the Complejo we saw some pretty interesting things. There were vendors on the side of the roads, and you could see a volcano that is not extinct. I also made friends with a couple of kids that live in the Complejo at EA. They showed me around some of the schools campus, I'll try and post some pictures of the campus tomorrow because I forgot to do so today.