Meet Ashlee and Anne. They came all the way from San Diego to spend their spring break exploring El Salvador with us. The week also happened to be Semana Santa, a very holy week (and week of vacation!) for Salvadorans leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The week was full of pupusas, sisterly love, and ridiculous bus rides.
An exhausting night. Also known as the origin of the Barter Babezzzzz.
We visited a family Alisa lived with three years ago. The mother, Mima, served us up a delicious lunch and brought out special plates that they save just for the "gringos" or foreigners (the plates are pictured above!).
Pinaterias (stores dedicated to pinatas and other important treasures in life), we decided, should be universal. Not only can you find a varied assortment of every pinata imaginable, they also sell dyed, hollowed out eggs filled with little confetti pieces-perfect for smashing on one another's heads.
We asked the locals how to get to the waterfalls....they told us to pay a dollar and take a taxi. We, however, decided that it would be wiser (and more cost efficient) to walk the path...and so we did.
A few falls later, and we were covered head to toe.
Tessa had the brilliant idea of asking children to join us for a photo shoot. As you can tell, it was their idea to turn the photo shoot into a dance party. You could not keep these kids from dancing, even if you tried.
Chicharras. An excellent source of protein.
Our fascination with chicharras held strong. Mostly we would play with the dead ones (and by play I mean that the kids would throw them directly at Alisa and Tessa). Every once in a while, though, one of the kids would find a live one, hold it by the tail and then throw it as high as he or she possibly could. Moments later, during the chicharra's plummet back down to the earth, the chicharra would frantically flap its' wings, hoping to fly back up and away. We felt like we were in a Harry Potter movie.
Anne, Ashlee, and Alisa aimlessly roaming the streets of Antiguo, Cuscatlan.
3 comments:
have you guys ever considered advertising for chacos?
enjoy your last few days in Central America (at least according to the schedule you posted, you will be continent-hopping soon, yes?)
When you are in SF, will you be unloading your finger puppets? Or are they also going to travel the globe?
Hi guys
Do you have any homestays set up when you get to India? One of my co-workers/friends here at Microsoft would love to have you homestay with his family. He is from Kerala/Cochin. It's very beautiful part of the country. If you could somehow delay to December timeframe you could "possibley" attend his wedding. Send e-mail back to me if this is something you are interested in, ginajo@microsoft.com.
You 2 are ARESOME!!
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