El Salvador Photos

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. No doubt about it.

July 2009 Adoption Trip



 

 

Here are various photos I took from my El Salvador trip in Aug 2008. Click each to enlarge and read the caption.

Flight down, from 20,000 ft. Shot over Central America. Could this be the Amazon?
Are Those Mountains I See? No they're not! Those are Volcanos. And an unbelievable fertil, lush, green tropical rural land. Reminded me of our trip to Hawaii.
M&Ms and Tootsie Pops for everyone!
Look at the candy we brought to the Orphange. It's amazing how much they loved the candy. But I believe they loved the attention more.
Cute, friendly little guy... don't remember his name.
'Yes, we live here...' I wasn't sure if they were sisters or not...
This little girl was a show-off and so funny! How many tootsie pops can you fit in YOUR mouth?!
None of the kids speak English. I estimated the age range to be 5 to 11 or so...
The girls room... it's obvious they sleep 2 or 3 in a bed.
The boys room... sleep 2 to 3 to bed... notice the bars on the window to keep them from running away. There is no a/c throughout.
This is the Orphans clinic and medicines...
This was the boys bathroom... sinks, and those are stalls and showers... the girls was similar...
This is the play room for the kids...
This is what we'd call a laundry room. There are no washers. Those are sinks, and to the left, racks to dry the clothes.
Two very friendly girls... it was sad to me, as I realize they will never become all they can in this environment.
Yep, fruit roll-ups are even popular in El Salvador.