Site Assignments

After a painfully nerve-wracking day, we FINALLY got our site assignments. I will be spending the next two years of my life living and working in Canton La Paz, Municipio Bolivar, Departamento La Union. It’s in the Wild Wild East of El Salvador. It is an area known for guerrilla action during the war and receiving a huge amount of remittances now. My Salvadorean counterpart is the Directora of the local school. All I know about the community is that a lot of the men are in the states and so I’ll have the opportunity to work with women and youth. On Monday I’ll head out to the community and spend four days getting a feel for the site, finding a house, meeting everyone, shaking hands, and kissing babies. My head is so full! I am nervous and excited and absolutely terrified. I am coping by eating Nutella (thank you Trina!).