some quick notes as i havent been updating this as much as id like. i rly need to improve the mobile experience.. onwards:

• el salvador has been the safest country i’ve been to. i feel safer here than nyc. there has been countless things ive done or have happened where i would have been either robbed or dead in most latam countries

• travelling latam is fun because you’ll likely travel with same people for weeks on end, as there’s only two routes.

• life should feel like a never ending adventure and travel is best way to accelerate that

• my back feels exhausted

• street food here (beyond pupusas) has been rly good

• this is not a popular country, so tourists are appreciated and welcomed with open arms

• people here stare a lot and i love it. i always stare back and we smile (note: not sure if because im tourist or how i look)

• the freshness of fruits in latam is unbeatable

some other things that aren’t necessarily related

• people from privileged backgrounds complaining about the quality of developing country are my least favourite; it seems to be more people this trip than less

• the mayan villages have incredibly beautiful people. i’m in constant awe

• america’s influence on the country has made people obese, it’s a shame

• very ethnically ambiguous, can easily pass as south or south east asian