Mi Familia

Last Thursday I got a call from my BF Milena, who told me in her most excited voice, that she just got to Ahuachapan to visit her mom, and I needed to come visit her.

I couldn't agree more, so I bumped up my plans to get to a meeting in San Salvador and took of for Ahuachapan at 7 the next morning.

Two micros, 3 busses, and 5 hours later I jumped out of the "short-bus" to El Barro and had a dirty faced 4 year old Brian running up to me. "Yessshhhiiiicaaaaa!!"

Heart warming. I spent the rest of the day and the next morning with my hands-down FAVORITE people in El Salvador, catching up, chatting, and passing along all the good gossip.

Ever since I got to my first home in El Cocalito, Milena has been nothing but a good friend. We've had our minor tiffs (mostly though, I've had them, running imaginary dialogue though my head...) She has the kind of ridiculous sense of humor that I have always "llevar-ed bien" with.

Leaving the next morning, I felt better. I felt like I wasn't just a solitary human in this tiny, yet somehow isolating country.

I do enjoy my new site, but the acclamation is hard, stressful, and can be pretty lonesome. My friendship with the Gallardo family not only brightens my day when we actually get to talk, but reminds me that there are people here who have my back and that friendships like that are possible here... even if the road to get there is long.