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Alegria

Posted on Dec 27th, 2008 by J~E~S~S : Living on Purpose J~E~S~S

This town Alegria, in El Salvador, has words of peace printed throughout. The bottom of the electric poles are painted red with white letters painted vertically to form words of peace. On one pole, the... More »

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Alegria

What? No cheese?

Posted on Jun 8th, 2008 by J~E~S~S : Living on Purpose J~E~S~S

Here is a short story I wrote on the plane trip home from San Salvador, El Salvador. One day we rode the bus that goes between the capital city San Salvador and my husband's hometown... More »

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Recycling

Posted on May 10th, 2008 by J~E~S~S : Living on Purpose J~E~S~S

Recycling in Japan . This article shows how the Japanese have come up with a new process for recycling plastics. "...Their method is also much simpler to implement on a large scale since it eschews... More »

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Internet stories, social media

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2008 by J~E~S~S : Living on Purpose J~E~S~S

I switched ISP's last week, and now, for the first time at home, I have broadband - the one that uses your telephone line; the first semblance of high speed internet. I used to have... More »

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El Salvador

Posted on Apr 8th, 2008 by J~E~S~S : Living on Purpose J~E~S~S

Here is an image of my husband and me at a river in San Miguel, El Salvador. We were at a rustic house in the country, the one where there was no bathroom and not... More »

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how the poor in san salvador live.

Posted on Mar 28th, 2008 by J~E~S~S : Living on Purpose J~E~S~S

I'm staying with a relatively poor family. They eat well, they pay their bills, they have their own place to live and don't have to pay mortgage or rent because it's in the family. But... More »

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blogging from el salvador

Posted on Mar 24th, 2008 by J~E~S~S : Living on Purpose J~E~S~S

I went to central america for my vacation. I´m in the smallest central american country there is, el salvador. It is a beautiful country. Tropical, hot, humid, just like I imagined! The houses have open... More »

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