Rotaract District 7040 Trip, May 2007
In and around El Salvador
Eleven Rotaract members from Queen's University and Ottawa spent the first two weeks of May, 2007 in El Salvador. We contributed to local service projects, met amazing people, learned about Salvadoran culture and had a great time!
For each day of the trip, one of the eleven travelers wrote a journal entry recording the day’s events. They are presented here, along with the photos taken on that day!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Rotaract Club
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Day 1: Travel
Journal Entry by Uliana Kojolianko
It’s often said, in characterizing the dynamics of travel, that... Continue reading »
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Day 2: National Museum, San Andreas Ruins and Maria Inmacualada Orphanage
Journal Entry by Kallan Lyons
What an amazing first full day! Breakfast at 8 at the Alamo Hotel—beans mashed with rice are excellent! We all... Continue reading »
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Day 3: Municipal Clinic in Apopa, Visit to Day Care and Travel to Honduras
Journal Entry by Kendall Gustavson
Our second full day in El Salvador started a little later than we had become accustomed to – most people s... Continue reading »
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Day 4: First Day of Conference, Copan Village and Service Project
Journal Entry by Lily Zeng
We were awoken at 6:30 a.m. by loud strangers banging on our door and told that we must be ready to leave the hote... Continue reading »
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Day 5: Second Day of Conference, Mayan Ruins
Journal Entry by Kyle Jorgensen
The day officially begins at midnight, so I guess that is where I will start. It was Gua... Continue reading »
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Day 6: Last Day of Conference and Return to San Salvador
Journal Entry by Sandy McDonald
Originally the group thought that this entry was going to be a short one…but the day tur... Continue reading »
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Day 7: Market and First Day at Orfanto Jehova-Jirah
Journal Entry by Ben Wilson
It is day 7, almost halfway through our trip already. Today we start our big project at the... Continue reading »
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Day 8: Second Day at Orfanto Jehova-Jirah
Journal Entry by Matthew Parker
Today we were back in full force at the orphanage. Luckily, those of us who were feeling sick yesterda... Continue reading »
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Day 9: Third Day at Orfanto Jehova-Jirah
Journal Entry by Alison Schatz
Today is our third day at Orfanto Jehova Jirah, the orphanage in San Salvador where we are building a s... Continue reading »
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Day 10: Final Day at Orfanto Jehova-Jirah
Journal Entry by Mike Philbrook
It is our last day working at Orfanto Jehova-Jireh in San Salvador, and while we are proud of what we have bu... Continue reading »
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Day 11: Beach!
Journal Entry by Amber Meyer
Today was amazing. Although some people slept in Kendall and I woke up at six to the sound of the ocean. We went... Continue reading »
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Day 12: Travel to Lake Coatepeque with New Acropolis
Journal Entry by Kallan Lyons
Today was an early morning. It was our first day with New Acropolis, and so at 7am we had breakfast and m... Continue reading »
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Day 13: Second Day with New Acropolis
Journal Entry by Alison Schatz
The day begins at 6 a.m. with Tai Chi lead by our guide, Jose Roberto. Unfortunately, all of us slept through... Continue reading »
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Day 14: Final Day with New Acropolis and Return to San Salvador
Journal Entry by Kyle Jorgensen
The plan for today is to hike up to a village at the peak of the caldera and visit the school and community t... Continue reading »
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Day 15: Time to Go Home
Journal Entry by Kendall Gustavson
To say that this day began at 4:00am when we started loading the bus for the airport wouldn’t exactly be c... Continue reading »
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