Sister visit, San Salvador
January
Friend's cousin's wedding in Nahuizalco
February
Juayua
February
Valentine's Day dinner, Cal Pipil
February
Yes, I still flex my baking muscles every once in a while.
Mediation Team training, Colegio Bautista Emmanuel
March
Msr. Romero Commemorative March, San Salvador
March
Canadians, new friends, new homes, Alegria
April
Galway Girls mini-reunion! San Salvador, Alegria, La Libertad
June
It was super-cold the day we went to the laguna in Alegria, but our toes are toasty!
Wading in the hot springs.
Middle school and high school solidarity projects, San Salvador
July/August
These are some of my lovely 7th graders.
Classy McDonald's stop between MARTE, San Salvador's art museum, and dancing with Karen's friends from the University. I have no idea what Cesar, el Oso, nor Miguel are doing ...
August
The ladies - Cecy, Marce, Iso, Karen, and myself
Same classy McDonald's stop, San Salvador
August
Mediation Team field trip to historical sights, San Salvador
August/September
Learning to drink coconut water from said coconut
9th grade solidarity project field trip
August/September
Adam visits for a month to do research on US-El Salvador government relations during the civil war years.
September
International Day of Prayer for Peace, organized by Mediation Team, Colegio Bautista Emmanuel
September
BVS Retreat to San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
September
Celebtrating Canadian Thanksgiving with Lynden and Elizabeth, two MCC volunteers, San Salvador
Yes, that's my apartment, and a large roast chicken.
October
Folk dancing in central park in Santiago de Maria, just down the mountain from Alegria
October
Mediation Team "Seniors farewell" fieldtrip, San Salvador
November
Visiting with my boys, Sam, Milo, and Cal in North Manchester, IN
November
Thanksgiving with the family - Mom, Dad, Grandma, Megan, and Heather
November
Thanksgiving part II with Mom's side - Mom, Benjamin, Aunt Karen, Vanessa, me, Heather, Megan, Uncle Fred, and Pop-Pop. A really wonderful day.
November
What luck! Met members of the Salvadoran National Beach Soccer team, who recently placed 4th in the Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy, while they were training at a beach resort on the Costa del Sol.
December
Closing talent show for Cal Pipil, the youth center. Somehow I was talked into singing Someone Like You, by Adele, so here's the video. You might need QuickTime to play it ... not sure.
December
Drinking "contraband" microbrews I smuggled from the US, while celebrating a friend's birthday in Los Planes. Chamba w/ Mad Anthony's IPA, me with a leftover Mexican Indio, and Carlos with Otto's Slab Cabin IPA. It was so fun to see their reactions ... we're dreaming up the possibility of making our own brew .
San Salvador
December
Christmas in Alegria with the family from my "house" where I worked in April.
December
Sunset, 22 December 2011, microbrew birthday sample day.
San Salvador
Much as the sun sets each day, it will now set on 2011. Here's to remembering the good times, learning from the not so good, and keeping a positive outlook for 2012. Happy New Year!
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