The latest Journal Entries from alice at Footstops.com en-us Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:51:22 -0700 Copyright 2012, Bryan Rite @ Footstops.com Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:51:22 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 http://www.footstops.com/alicei/ Here are some photos that I took during my first couple of weeks back home. Enjoy!... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8472/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8472/ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:04:11 -0700 <p>So it's my last day at CIS today, and even though I won't be leaving until Sunday afternoon, I guess this is my goodbye to El Salvador post. I'm so sad to leave this place and all of the people that have made it so special to ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8437/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8437/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:43:24 -0700 <p>Yesterday I visited the National University before work. I love the campus! It was covered with politically charged murals and unlike York's cold concrete campus there were trees and grass everywhere!!! It was great!</p><p>I... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8436/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8436/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:07:56 -0700 <p>Last night I went to a town called Nejapa that is known for it's annual fire festival on August 31st. It's bascially a night where you can watch people throw fireballs at each other in the street (it was organized relatively well w... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8428/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8428/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:42:02 -0700 <p>This weekend I got off of work a little early to take a road trip with three of my former students. We drove to Lago Coatepeque and spent the night at a hostel called, the Third World. It's a play on words that refers to the earth being... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8427/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8427/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:02:29 -0700 <p><img class="albumPhotoRight" src="/udata/10/107308.jpg" width="280" />I think that I've changed a lot in these past three months. I've been struggling to explain this to my friends and family bac... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8423/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8423/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:21:43 -0700 <p>This Sunday I took a day trip to El Mozote and Perquin with a tour.</p><p>El Mozote is a village in Morazan which was destroyed in a massacre supported by the Salvadoran government in 1981. It's important to note that the so... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8413/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8413/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:36:36 -0700 <p>The whole issue of being a North American tourist in Central America is something that I have thought about a lot, even before I left Canada. I talked about this briefly in my blog post about my trip to Guatemala and how taken aback I was by... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8393/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8393/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:50:00 -0700 This Sunday Vivian and I visited a bunch of towns in Sonsonate which are part of Ruta de Las Flores. It's basically a long stretch of highway which connects various towns together and is covered completely with white flowers in the spring time. ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8384/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8384/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:42:28 -0700 Here are the pictures that I promised!... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8363/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8363/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:40:20 -0700 <p>So much has happened in the past few weeks!</p><p>Two weeks ago, I moved into a house with two of my friends. It's two levels with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and a cute backyard area. Its perfect for the three of us. I was really... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8308/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8308/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:20:22 -0700 My transition has been incredibly smooth. The first day that I was here, I was really nervous, but that really didn't last too long. My host family has made me feel so welcome in their home and working at CIS has been awesome. It's really h... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8298/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8298/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:18:28 -0700 This week I went to a botanical garden, I marched in the gay pride parade and then I went to another beach!... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8195/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8195/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:04:23 -0700 <p>I went to the southern coast this weekend to a beach called El Zonte. It was so great to get out of the city, away from all of the pollution and safety issues. We stayed at a very small hostel that was right on the beach called Casa De Frida... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8145/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8145/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:50:32 -0700 Here are photos of my first week in El  Salvador.... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8120/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8120/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:02:51 -0700 <p>I had not realized how ¨prissy¨ I was until I came to El Salvador. There are insects everywhere. Indoors, outdoors, in my drawers haha. The house that I live in is somewhat of an open concept. The windows do not have screens (althoug... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8107/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8107/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:15:08 -0700 <p>Hello World!</p><p> </p><p>I have arrived in San Salvador and I am okay! My host family is really great, and Im currently sharing a room with Ritha because her host family was not ready to receive her when we... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8099/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8099/ Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:10:10 -0700 <p>So I just found out that I'll be staying with one of my clostest friends while I'm in El Salvador! This is going to be so great since 1) I don't speak spanish YET 2) I'm going to be soooooo homesick 3) I love Vivian so mu... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8076/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8076/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:35:14 -0700 <p>I went in to work today and I had the opportunity to say goodbye to a lot of people. The general atmosphere in my house is quite tense and so it really helped to get lots of hugs and to hear some kind words of encouragement. I've been s... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8064/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8064/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:46:52 -0700 <p>We have to blog periodically on specific topics and the first assignment is to define my own (Canadian) culture. This is pretty difficult to do I guess if I have to go beyond superficial ideas about a cultural identity. I remember watching a... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8046/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8046/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:56:58 -0700 <p>I'm leaving in about 5 days and I'm so frazzled! I just found out that I got the position at CIS this past Wednesday, I signed the papers on Thursday, and I'm most likely leaving this coming Thursday. I have so many things to ... Read More at Footstops.com http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8044/ http://www.footstops.com/alicei/blog/8044/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:44:46 -0700