Nearly a week into our 3-week trip and I finally have the time and patience to update my site on what we’ve been up to in El Salvador. We have a DSL connection in the condo we are staying but most of the time it’s soooooo slow. I’ve fallen asleep a few times in my chair waiting for the pages to load…no joke. It definitely makes me appreciate the high-speed cable connection we have back home.
El Salvador is absolutely beautiful, green and lush with nature, has a spectacular tropical climate and the people are very warm and inviting. San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador has changed so much since the last time I was here, which was about 8 years ago. It’s changed for the better in many ways…better roads and infrastructure, less homelessness on the streets. In general, from what I can see the standard of living has most certainly changed for the better. I definitely notice more of a middle-class that has developed and broadened the gap between rich and poor. Of course, this does not change the fact that nearly 80% of this country is living in extreme poverty as with most Central American countries. And since the currency here is now US dollars, the prices for nearly everything have shot up drastically, making it much more difficult for people here to afford every day things. For example, we found it outrageous that the prices for the same brand electronics are actually more expensive here than the states. Eating at a fast-food chain is about the same price as in the US. I find this crazy, because the people here make far less than people in the US. Just another negative effect that capitalism has on poorer societies.
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This past Sunday, June 25th, my husband Lars was the guest DJ at Deep. Deep is the longest running and most definitely the best club for deep and soulful house music in Los Angeles. It’s put on by my longtime friend, LA’s very own Marques Wyatt. Having Lars play at Deep was such an honor and seeing all our friends there dancing and having a good time, made the night even more spectacular. Our friend Cee opened the night putting down the best set I’ve ever heard him play and then Lars took control around 11pm and straight up rocked that crowd like he knows best. He said it was such an incredible high being up there and watching the crowd go nuts to the music. Marques took over around 1:15am and closed out the night moving the crowd till 4am when the lights finally came on. I couldn’t stop dancing all night and having all my good friends to share it with was so awesome. I posted the link to pictures in the photo section. Check them out!
My new qpöbby baby camera arrived in the mail from Japan. This tiny camera is from Superheadz (Tokyo) and is literally about the size of an ice cube before the film is inserted. It’s a fully functional, multi-use “toy” camera and is supposedly a huge hit amongst collectors and camera enthusiasts in Japan. Mine is the “hachi” which means bee, signifying the little animal/insect on the camera. It takes 110 film and is described as a “sister holga” on the Superheadz website. I can hardly wait to go shoot with it on a bright sunny day.
www.superheadz.com/harinezumi/
superheadz.com/headzshop/camera/110camera/index.html
