What's Up El Salvador

Today, October 1st, is El Dia Del Ninos in El Salvador, and I think the holiday is great. I did not know it was El Dia Del Nino until I was teaching a class and my students told me (they were providing a good reason to have no quiz). We had the quiz, and everyone [...]

My Spanish is not good yet, so interpreting and then locating the items on my daughter’s school supplies list has been a lesson for me. In El Salvador, supplies are provided by the student. When I say supplies are provided by the student I mean all supplies, not just books, pencils and uniforms. The list [...]

  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, [...]

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 [...]

Our daughter loves the garden behind our house where we are living in El Salvador, and in particular she enjoys pointing out some of the interesting bugs. Not everyone finds snails interesting but I do. This snail is huge by California standards, and sports a conch shape I am not familiar with. Check the video [...]

Before moving to El Salvador we stalled our little girl about getting a puppy, for several reasons. We were not interested in the hassle of importing an animal, she is a little young for a puppy in some ways, and we wanted her to look forward to the move in as many ways as possible. [...]