As promised

I said I would post pictures of the rooms as I finished them.... so here they are. Pardon the low iphone quality.

  

   

This is Angelo's room (obviously). It looks a lot like it did in the United States. Somehow I managed to bring Ikea and Skip Hop to El Salvador.

And finally, here is the soon to be guest room. We are using it as our room for now, because our actual room is looking more like a storage unit than a place we would want to sleep. 

"We only part to meet again."

Well, I guess it's back to El Salvador and back to the blog. 

In the time I have been away Marvin has managed to get a job at Sykes working for MetLife Dental Insurance. He has 9 weeks of training to endure before he can officially be considered a member of the team. Sykes is an outsourcing center that provides customer service and support to a number of fortune 500 companies. I would recommend it to anyone from the United States who may be looking for a job in San Salvador. Marvin told me that in his class there is a dentist, a pilot, and various other students with four-year degrees. At Sykes the only requirement is that you speak fluent English, but it apparently pays higher than many professional occupations in El Salvador. 

   We went to Lago de Coatepeque this past weekend- a beautiful crater lake only about 10 minutes from our house. At the center of the lake is the island of Teopan, which is a Mayan site of some importance. Locals offer 45 minute boat rides to the island, as well as through surrounding hot springs. The shore is lined with restaurants and hotels where you can grab a bite to eat or go for a swim. We had lunch on the dock while watching some adventurous tourists on a scuba diving tour. I wanted to go in the water but it was so windy and chilly, I figured I better stay dry.

We took Angelo to Mudo Feliz today- kind of like a Salvadorian version of Chuckee Cheese. He had a blast. I think I might want to have his birthday party there. They offer birthday packages just like Chuckee Cheese does, but they are a bit on the expensive side. They give you a private birthday party area decorated with 200 balloons, 150 tokens for the kids, a candy-filled pinata, and a 10 minute show by their mascot, among other things. They also offer a clown that puts on a magic show and makes little balloon animals. Sounds like a lot of fun but we might opt for a pool party at the house instead... not sure yet. I'm afraid this Christmas will have to be a light one until I can get back to the United States and make some more money. 

Well, not much more news here. I've been staying at home with Angelo while Marvin works all day. We cook and clean most of the day. I have mastered doing laundry by hand. Homework is almost the most interesting thing I have to do, but I am already running out of assignments! At least I have some extra time to start studying for the LSAT.