by Chris | Jan 24, 2020 | El Salvador
The country of El Salvador uses the US Dollar ($, USD) as the national currency. In 2001, the government of El Salvador changed their currency from the El Salvador Colón (SVC) to the United States Dollar. El Salvador country uses Dollars, so visitors to El Salvador...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2020 | El Salvador, Living Abroad
When I moved to El Salvador a lot of people started asking me what life is like in El Salvador. They wanted to know what day to day life is like here. My friends and family in the United States tend to imagine that it’s like living in the Amazon jungle or living...
by Chris | Jan 2, 2020 | Crime Abroad, El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
The story of Andy Lovos is a very recent story that has evolved over the past week here in El Salvador. For those new to this website, I moved to El Salvador from the United States in 2018 to live with my girlfriend whom is from El Salvador. I only heard about...
by Chris | Nov 4, 2019 | El Salvador, Living Abroad
Living in a developing foreign country presents a lot of day-to-day challenges. Resources are limited and unplanned inconveniences often unexpectedly arise. For example, oftentimes there’s simply no public water – the faucet simply doesn’t work at...
by Chris | Nov 2, 2019 | Christian's Travels, El Salvador, Living Abroad
When people think of “Day of the Dead”, or “Dia de los Muertos” (in Spanish), they often think of Mexico. However, this celebratory holiday is not specific to Mexico. This day is celebrated by many latin cultures through-out Central America,...
by Chris | Nov 1, 2019 | El Salvador, Living Abroad
I’ve come across a very interesting observation recently of how things work here in El Salvador. As my readers know, I’m always interested in economics and the inner social workings of communities and society at large. I moved to El Salvador approximately a year...
