Hope in El Salvador
I recently went on a tour of the new Asociación Salvadoreña de Autismo building (the Salvadoran Autism Association). It was a stark contrast to the interview I’d filmed the previous day hours away in a poor village of the Rio Lempa. The Asociación Salvadoreña de Autismo (ASA) is a very young organization and has not yet opened their new facility completely. It is a Salvadoran home converted into a complete therapy and education center. ... Read More
History of Violence
In order to understand what it is like to seek out interviews with families affected by autism here in El Salvador an understanding of El Salvador’s politics is needed. El Salvador is one of the Central American countries with a brutal horrific past. Between 1979 and 1992 over 75,000 people were killed during their civil war. Entire colleges of Jesuits were killed during the night by the ruling party, framing the opposition in the act, to create... Read More
The journey begins… again!
It was late. I crawled beneath my chocolate Egyptian cotton duvet, the frost licking at the window, threatening to invade the warmth of my room. The sounds of bubbling water filled the room with a relaxed gurgle as the light of floating tea-lights danced over the water cascading down the fountain I use as a humidifier. The mirrors in my room showed the memories of past journeys that hang proudly on the wall with a muted reflection. Maybe it... Read More
Preparations
Adam's gear for the 3rd leg of AfAI booked my flight to El Salvador yesterday. I leave Edmonton on March 16 and arrive in San Salvador, El Salvador at 7:30 on the 17th. The adventure officially continues on the 16th! A new friend, someone I met last week at a coffee shop, asked me, “How do you prepare for an adventure like yours?” I think it’s pretty simply to prepare for an adventure like this – the best preparation is NO PREPARATION.... Read More
I do speak Spanish
I’m about to head out on the second leg of my journey through Latin America and I’ve had to do a lot of logistics, planning, and general contemplation about the next 4 months of my life. Some of that has involved looking back objectively to overcome the limiting areas – or areas that were negatively affecting my effectiveness during the last foray into Latin America. One of the big issues is language. I am Canadian. I’ve... Read More
