What's Up El Salvador

This is a shout out to my brothers and sisters from the Careterra a La Libertad, where my car broke down last night. I did not get your names, though I remember your faces. I remember the faces of your kids too, because as you were using your cell phone screens to light up by [...]

The Story is no Bull. For those of you who have seen the bull graphic associated with Brew Revolution, this story might be ironic ironic. Having spoken so glowingly about the Beach Bulls here, I was delighted to see a healthy few head of cattle wandering up to the back door of the brewery several [...]

Amid all the drama of moving Emme to El Tunco, and away from her established neighborhood friends, we have been searching for things she will look forward to and enjoy. Andy made a very good move, when he added up the number of times she was watched and re-watched episodes of “River Monsters“, and bought [...]

There are many reasons for the Newbom family to move to the beach. The short list includes 1) We want to be close to the brewery so that we can both be involved in getting it open 2) The house in the city is way too big and too expensive. Believe it or not, the [...]

I grew up in Southern California so I have heard the sound of cicadas before. On some summers days more than others we would hear their loud, otherworldly sound buzzing out from any wooded area nearby. I thought the sound was creepy, and it’s “war of the worlds” quality made me think something dangerous was [...]

I love tropical fruits. When we moved here, I did not realize how many new and different fruits are here to get to know and to grow to love. This is not my first fruit post, but that is because I keep trying new fruits, so there is always more to add. As the seasons [...]

In looking around El Salvador some people see their definition of small business change. The concept shifts from a small building, with anywhere from several to a couple hundred employees, all the way down to a cart on any corner nobody has pushed you off of, and your 8 year old son at your side [...]

Last week my daughter’s school held the annual pre-school intramurals. I must admit, I did not know what an intramural is, we did not have them at any school I attended, but I figured it out. I was already in the family gathering mood, since the week prior to the intramurals, the school hosted a [...]

I recently read an online article, and newspaper article about a possible new approach the the reduction of crime and violence in El Salvador. These are my thoughts regarding the action (as I understand it, given both language and cultural differences that sometimes cause me to misinterpret). The PNC will be assigning police to run [...]

Friends who came by for a visit provided me the needed motivation to go to the beach a few weeks ago. I had a revelation of sorts. I realized we have been wasting our time by not wandering around the beach all day. By being responsible and busting our asses trying to get a rather [...]