"I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself."

Finally all moved in to the new house! It was a rough first couple of days with no running water or furniture. We were forced to eat on the tile floor "like the chinese" as Marvin's Aunt says. But we now finally have a table and some running water so that we can live more comfortably. Next on my To Buy list is an air conditioner. God we need that. I can do nothing but sleep all day or go to the pool, it is so darn hot. I have to wait until it gets dark and cool to get anything done. We still have no internet, phone, or cable- i feel at a disconnect with the outside world. I will post some pictures of the house when I get a chance. It is still not where I want it to be, but its getting there. And I love the new car by the way. It gets something ridiculous like 50 mpg highway and 40 mpg normal use.
I witnessed something interesting the other day- a police arrest. Very different from the United States. I don't think "police brutality" is a word in the Salvadorian dictionary. We saw these two men fighting in the street and all of a sudden an unmarked truck screeched to a halt in front of them. A police woman hopped out and put the guys hands behind his back then started kicking the crap out of him. A police man also jumped out of the truck to help her beat this guy to the ground. It was funny at first- to watch this little police girl, her hair in a ponytail, just beat on this guy- and the guy just stood there and took it. It got a little intense when the police man joined in though. Thats when we drove away. Guess that is the arrest procedure here.
Later that night we were at our house- I was taking a nap and Angelo was playing outside with his friends. My husband and my son woke me up to show me what had happened. They took me outside to see a car that had been rear-ended and pushed up onto the sidewalk. Apparently some guy came racing down our street in his car. He didn't realize that it was a dead end, so he turned around and sped off the other way- almost hitting one of Angelos little friends who was about to cross the street (thankfully my husband stopped the boy). Then he turned down the next street and slammed into the back of a parked car, just missing the security guard. He pushed this car all the way up onto the side walk into a metal pole. The security guard was able to radio the entrance so they could lower the gate and arrest the guy. I bet he got a beating just like the man we saw fighting in the street.
Then, to make the night even worse we locked ourselves out of the house. Actually the dog locked us out. These stupid doors lock automatically on the outside when you close them. My husband and I were in the garage and the dog pushed the door closed. The front gate was locked too so we were trapped in. And the keys were right there in the door. So frustrating. We ended up bashing the window open so we could grab the keys and let ourselves in. I was worried that the window would be expensive to repair. Pain in the ass yes, but expensive no- only $2. $1 for labor and $1 for the pane of glass. But I'm still getting little shards of glass in my feet when I walk barefoot across the living room floor.
And finally, I have to include this video. This song is so ridiculously popular here- literally not a day goes by that I don't hear it at least 5 times. I actually really like it but I have a feeling I will be sick of it very soon. Its some kind of Italian Electro House. Beware- its catchy.