by | May 31, 2014 | Anna's Blog, Gangs and Violence, Lessons from El Espino, Sister City, Words from the President
I am unsettled tonight. And I am rarely unsettled here. I just took one of the Xanax that I was given after the accident for nightmares in the hopes of calming my nerves enough to sleep. The day was tranquil; I spent it with my goddaughter sitting for hours working at... by | May 30, 2014 | Anna's Blog, Lessons from El Espino, Scholarship program, Sister City, Words from the President
Last night was a struggle to sleep. I’m not sure whether to blame the 5 cups of coffee I was served throughout the day, the mucky heat that made my thin sheet feel like a thick comforter, or the unrelenting din of dogs, roosters, and heavy trucks outside my window. My... by | Apr 7, 2014 | Alternative Spring Break 2014, Delegations, Sister City
04/01/2014 Two hundred and forty hours. Fourteen thousand four hundred minutes. Eight hundred sixty-four thousand seconds. When written out it may seem like an eternity. If you take a closer look it’s really only ten days. A third of a month and only 0.02739 % of a... by | Mar 27, 2014 | Alternative Spring Break 2014, Delegations, Sister City
The inexplicable love and tenderness of the Salvadoran people has changed my entire life. Even though most people who read this will not understand why these people mean so much to me, I can honestly tell them that for me, these people are the missing half of me; they... by | Mar 21, 2014 | Alternative Spring Break 2014, Delegations, Sister City
One year ago El Salvador was just another name, another dot in the world, and one place that I didn’t even know where to find on a map. Little did I know that the moment I stepped in the rural community of El Espino, my life would never be the same. I was welcomed... by | Mar 21, 2014 | Alternative Spring Break 2014, Delegations, Sister City
Kendra Wildenberg, CMU Sophomore Thinking about this trip it is hard to write out my expectations, as I cannot imagine what to expect. Besides luxury vacations to resorts, I have never experienced another culture or country’s way of life. I could not be more...