Somos Voces Somos Región Facebook Page

[UPDATE] Both the Twitter feed and the Facebook Like Box have been embedded on the SomosRegion.org Website | http://somosregion.org/ ESO!

Somos Voces Somos Región has a brand new Facebook Page - Click the Like button below to Get Connected! Hopefully we'll get it embedded on the website tomorrow at http://somosregion.org/

#SomosVoces Twitter Hashtag

Before the Somos Voces Youth Media Conference officially begins, I would love to try out a Twitter Widget that may be used for both internal and external communications at the conference: The Twitter Hashtag - aka: #

For all of you on twitter, simply type #SomosVoces after your twitter message to be pulled into the live conversation. For those of you who are not on Twitter, no worries, you can still follow the live stream here: http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23somosvoces

This is a test, but may turn out to be extremely helpful!

"Just say no"

This morning we woke up bright and early at eight...okay so that's ten in the morning in Rhode Island, but it counts for something! We all sat down to a great breakfast of fruit, plantains, pupusas, and freshly squeezed juice. And chocolate donuts. After relaxing and hitting the gym and pool, we headed in taxis to the mercado de artesanias. I was glad to see more of the city on the drive there. The mercado was bright, lively, and colorful. I managed to make a few purchases even though I had absolutely no idea what the salespeople were saying. Which probably explains why I ended up buying a few other things that I had no intention of buying. Finally, after a saleswoman had handed me about three different paintings that I had happened to glance at, I looked at Susan who then gave me a few valuable words of advice. "Allie, just say no."
We had a great time in the mercado, though, and it was a really unique experience!
Thanks for reading!

P.S. Happy Birthday, Mom!!!!

Muchos Photos de el Dia

Blog = Web Log | Phlog = Photo Blog

Day 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Barrios, mansions and barbed wire

John and Kate plus four!

Congratulations. You are now reading my first ever blog!
It's been an eventful few days, but we finally made it to El Salvador! We had a glorious time running through Dulles Airport in Washington D.C. (or maybe Virginia) with Kate in the lead followed by us four adorable children and John bringing up the rear. Driving to our hotel from the airport in San Salvador was amazing, the scenery here is gorgeous...and it's super rainy so the road was basically flooded. We got to the hotel and saw more fabulous views and met the friendly staff. Then I got to my room...I was there for an hour. ONE HOUR, and I lost my room key...after Susan, Kirby, Sara, and I searched the room for about twenty minutes, we decided it was a lost cause and I called the front desk. My new room key is now safe in Kirby's pocket! For now Susan, Kirby, Sara and I are all going to crash in my hotel room, but I have two roommates who are arriving in a couple of days. I'm excited to meet them! It reminds me of waiting for college room assignments...
Well, that's it for now...Hasta Luego!