El Salvador

everything made change her mind. Me, as an immigrant too, I feel the same way as her because you come to a new place expecting new and better things than your country. The lifestyle in the United States is way too different where I came from, crime in El Salvador exceeds one hundred percent and, you come with the dream to change your life in a better way. When you come to the United States to start a new beginning your expectation of what is going to be living in a new country that everybody…

The hazy feeling of staying awake for an entire day settled in my body. As the early flickers of sunlight shone through the grand windows of the studio, I was able to look down at my work and appreciate the beauty of it. Perhaps it was the several shots of espresso, or the feeling of adrenaline but I was able to complete my first Architectural project. Just like most of my summer, I spent hours using my lead holder to perfect each line in my plans and sections and I sharpening my pencil much too…

those who live in privilege countries, but several countries do not have access to potable water. El Salvador is undergoing a water crisis, which is impacting the country’s life expectancy. Out of the countries located in Central America, El Salvador ranks to be one of the poorest countries, which could also be a contributing factor in the life expectancy. The most recent reported population of El Salvador is 6.34 million (2013) with the life expectancy at 72.1 years. In the past years,…

Religion will be the second major social issue because El Salvador is known for their religion Roman Catholics. Religion may not be that important but there are some people who take it seriously and will attack others to be able to practice their religion peacefully without any problems. Religion is something that has kinda been a problem throughout the years because some people do not like certain religions with in in the country but it also causes a problem since there have been citizens that…

I have gained knowledge of the Spanish language and culture via my family and i've traveled to Mexico and El Salvador.Those who are monolingual only communicate in one language versus in where in my family, I communicate in two. Not only am I exposed to Spanish language, but to two different accents and cultures that vary greatly. Therefore, when visiting Mexico and El Salvador I am completely immersed in the language and culture because English is completely taken out the equation..You're…

In the Stander presentation, “Global Injustice: El Salvador, Martyrdom, and Liberation,” Dr. Hallett and a collection of students discussed the perilous history of the civil war in El Salvador and the ongoing ramifications associated today. Additionally, the group discussed the role of the American government in supporting military dictators in Guatemala and El Salvador, as well as the continual denial by the United States to welcome asylum seekers fleeing strife. In their presentation, the…

Her essay, In El Salvador, published in The New York Review of Books, helped carry the message of desperate South American politics into the public eye. While these were positive influences that brought necessary media attention to the West, I find that Joan Didion was unable to fully experience the grittiness and disorder on her two week trip to El Salvador, unlike Unferth who spent months there joining and becoming a “Sandinista” herself…

This happened to my great-grandparent and his brother, who were the two elder brothers (in total they were 12 children); they were living in Sonsonate, a very poor part of El Salvador. It was a rainy day and their mother was incredibly sick that she could not move from her bed, and it was urgent that a doctor review her before getting worst. My great-grandpa and his brother went in the middle of the rain and walked approximately 2km until they got in the doctor’s house. The doctor rejected to go…

El Salvador is a very amazing country. It is located in Central America bordering the northern Pacific ocean, with the neighboring countries of Guatemala and Honduras. “El Salvador is the smallest Central American country in area, but ranks as the fourth largest country in population.” ( Put site here later, World Book! ) This country has and interesting geography, a good climate, an improving government, a weak economy, an intriguing culture, and many interesting facts that many don’t know. El…

In class we had to read a book called “Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador” by Horacio Castellano Moya written in 1997. This book consists of one main character Vega, who is an art history professor that comes back to El Salvador to attend his mother’s funeral in exchange for his fair share of her will she left behind for him and his brother. While being in El Salvador for fifteen days Vega meets up with his so called friend named Moya at a bar called La Lumbre. They decided to meet up in…