The other night I had a visit from Saul, a young man who applied
for a scholarship to study in the US with the help of the last PCV. When I met
him, Saul had a Green Bay Packer’s polo on. I let the fact that its cheesehead
paraphernalia slide because he was so totally Mid-Western! Turns out he studied in Wisconsin for two
years. He went to the US with zero English but now he speaks fluently. I hope
the same thing happens with my Spanish!
Saul told me some funny stories about fitting in to American
culture. He’s been to Chicago. Of course he took pictures at the bean!
I asked him if he ever went to Door County and he was all
like, “You know about Door County!?” To which I replied, “No, YOU know about
Door County!?” He went in fall with his host mom and ate at Al Johnson’s with
the cabras on the roof. It was so surreal to talk about the lake and state park
with him. It’s both of our favorite places on earth.
Saul studied business in the US and is back in El Salvador
working at a hotel in northern Morazán. Actually, he works at the Peace Corps
approved hotel in northern Morazán so you know it’s gotta be the nicest hotel
in town.
His American host mom is visiting in March and I can’t wait
to meet her. It’s crazy to think how small the world really is!
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