a year in the country with a smile - un año en el país con una sonrisa

Share my experience of living in San Salvador in 2012 with a focus on food, culture, art, and the environment.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Visit to Fernando Llort’s Gallery "El Arbol de Dios"

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  Fernando Llort, born in San Salvador in 1949, is a well known and influential artist here. Today I visited his gallery in Coloni...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The cacophony of sounds I hear from our new apartment

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~dogs barking ~tropical birds singing, “tuu-weet! tuu-weet!”, “tweet!”, “twee-uh-wee-uh-weet!”, “brruh, brruh, brruh"   ~t...
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Friday, December 30, 2011

Expectations I have about living in San Salvador:

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~It will be hot and humid and I’ll love it. ~It will be noisy, polluted, and overwhelming. ~It will be colorful and vibrant (I hope...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Ten things I’ve read about El Salvador:

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~The people are very friendly. ~They eat Pupusas, a thick handmade corn tortilla filled with cheese, pork, and/or refried beans. ~I...
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Zaira in El Salvador
From Oakland, California, I am a forty-something woman who lives a life in food. Previously a professional cook, now a home-cook and hobby gardener who works in the food industry, I head to San Salvador, El Salvador. While my husband teaches at a university I explore what El Salvador has to offer in the way of food, culture, art, and inspiration.
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