My ramblings
from El Salvador
The
traveling part of the trip was pretty dull and uneventful. Thank God!
The guest house where we are staying is right next door to the Diocesan
Offices. It’s a big, old stucco
house. It has beautiful archways to the
downstairs rooms. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms. Ours has a king sized bed…no bunk! We also have our own bath with a shower. Nothing elegant but everything we need. Mima is the name of the woman who owns the
guest house. She’s a short, stocky woman
who smiles all the time. She makes us breakfast
and supper each day. So far the meals
have been great. We had some cereal and
fresh fruit this morning.
The houses
have no screens on the windows. On
Monday we spent all night swatting mosquitos.
Last night we thought we’d get ahead of them and put up some netting we
brought. All we had with us was duct
tape! The first time it fell down it
took some paint off the wall with it. The
second time we just slept with it laying on us.
Not very comfortable! Tonight we
may have to sleep with Deet!
I also broke down and showered this
morning! I just couldn’t do it
yesterday! The water is so cold and it
comes out in a trickle. I have to
remember to use less shampoo. It takes too long to rinse! It’s hotter in El Maizal so the water will be
warmer!
We went to
the phone store yesterday to get our El Salvador phones. We also got the thumb drive internet
service. We can’t get a contract with
the company until we get our immigration papers! That may take a few weeks. The human rights person from the Diocese,
Juan Lopez, is working on it for us.
Every one of
the office staff has been wonderful. They
all go out of their way to make us feel at home. It’s comforting. We haven’t had a chance to see the Bishop
yet. He’s been sick and hasn’t been in the
office for a few weeks. We’re hoping to
see him Sunday. He has a private Chapel
in the Diocese office and does private service on Sunday for his close friends.
We’ve been invited to attend. That’s it for now. We start school on Monday…no more English! It
should be a very quiet time for Tom!
Peace to
all,
Dianne
Congratulations on a safe landing.. I am looking forward to following the journey.. many blessings to you both
ReplyDeleteSure doesn't sound like a whine to me, Dianne! I will be both amazed and delighted to know if you get those immigration papers and your thumb drive in just a few weeks... "Process" sometimes works slowly (I never did get my work permits in Kenya, but I paid for them faithfully every three months), but people (Bishop Barahona, Juan Lopez, and ALL of your friends in El Maizal) will more than compensate!
ReplyDeleteAmor,
Dianne