Day 1

Today we arrived in San Salvador to be greeted by our delegation facilitator, Allison,  from an organization called CRISPAZ, or Christians for Peace in El Salvador. The paragraph below shares a little bit about what our delegation and other delegations similar to ours experience during a trip to El Salvador:
"El Salvador Encounter is a faith-based delegation experience where participants learn from the Salvadoran people about their lives, histories and hopes for the future. Encounters are 7 to 10 days long and offer the opportunity to explore a different reality while focusing on a theme chosen (ours was Youth: Current Struggles, Future Hopes.") by the group. Participants learn directly from the Salvadorans about issues such as the impact of war, neo-liberal economics, U.S. foreign policy and a tradition of liberating faith"

Check out the CRISPAZ website to learn more about the organization.