Welcome to El Salvador

Welcome to El Salvador, where hammocks are the couch of choice.
Welcome to El Salvador, where fifty percent of the population is un- or under-employed.
Welcome to El Salvador, where the sights are amazing and the flowers smell ridiculously good.
Welcome to El Salvador, where chocobananas have been hard to find.
Welcome to El Salvador, where gang violence makes it the third most violent country in the world.
Welcome to El Salvador, where people are working hard to make their lives and communities stronger.
Welcome to El Salvador, where 700+/- leave for the United States seeking any form of employment they can find to feed their families.
Welcome to El Salvador, where red beans and tortillas are the new staple.
Welcome to El Salvador, where people say "ba pues" after finishing a conversation.
Welcome to El Salvador, where you get the most eloquent catcalls ever.
Welcome to El Salvador, where creativity exists amidst extreme poverty.
Welcome to El Salvador, where the globalization is apparent.
Welcome to El Salvador, where bodies are still be identified from mass grave sites from the massacres during the war.
Welcome to El Salvador, where Mr. Donut wins popularity contests.
Welcome to El Salvador, where you can find one of Central America's largest shopping centers.
Welcome to El Salvador, where the average length of education is six years.
Welcome to El Salvador, where there are plenty of places without running water or electricity.
Welcome to El Salvador, where people greet each other in passing.
Welcome to El Salvador, where salvacola is the salvadoran version of coca-cola.
Welcome to El Salvador, where pupusas are easily found in all sorts of creative varieties.
Welcome to El Salvador, where they use the US dollar.
Welcome to El Salvador, where we are to be for the next few weeks.