What's Up El Salvador

Recently GringosAbroad.com interviewed Nanelle on their blog. Read it here! Bryan and Dena Haines Canadian Citizens, Living in Cuenca Co-Founders, GringosAbroad.com We are a family of three from small town Nova Scotia, Canada. We moved to Cuenca in the summer of ’09. Culture shock? What’s that? Having received a very warm welcome from both the [...]

  It should not surprise you that the very same kid friendly attractions tour Central America as the rest of the world. One thing I have not seen advertized here yet is Disney on Ice, but give it a week or two! Our 5-year-old is as obsessed with Dinosaurs as our two adult sons were, [...]

This 4th of July, the family decided to visit Guatemala City. We wanted to see a few friends there, and to get out and stretch our expat adventure wings. Living in El Salvador means we are close to so many cool countries. This is a synopsis of the trip, and it may help you out [...]

Getting legal residency in El Salvador is no easy task. We have been working with a lawyer to gather all of the paperwork for legal residency in El Salvador. Over the last few weeks we got the final translations, applications, notes, letters and everything else we need. (note: certified translations must be done in El [...]

I am an expat woman and my Daughter is 5 years old, and it is a big task helping her manage her stress, and my own at the same time. Her energy, her mindset and her changes as she learns are not shocking, but they are still a challenge to handle correctly. Her biggest complaint [...]

Expat Daily News Latin America recently made a list of their top expat blogs about living in Latin America. WhatsUpElSalvador.com made the list as one of the five best blogs in Central America. Party like it was 2011 in El Salvador! Living la vida expat woman! by Julie R Butler I am quite fond of [...]

Today we met with an insurance salesman to go over several potential medical, dental and automotive insurance policies. The entire experience was what I expected, but some of the details are a little different, so I thought it was worthy of a brief post for those interested. Insurance is insurance, but as you might expect, both [...]

A leading expat resource site, Expat Daily News Latin America recently published a series of articles that Nanelle wrote on overcoming expat isolation. You did not see them on whatsupelsalvador.com as they were written and published just for them. Nevertheless the advice from a expat woman living in Central America still holds true so heed [...]

I am not making fun of this man, our very personable gardener. I want to point out a very cool difference, which I think is both cultural and practical. This man is a professional gardener employed by several of the families in my little neighborhood. I do not know his pay, because my landlady employs [...]

Many people have been asking me about the cost of living in Central America. The Short answer, is “What do you want to pay?” Tweet Many move to Central America (for us El Salvador) to live a happy, safe and comfortable life for a fraction of the cost of an equally comfortable life in the [...]