San Salvador, El Salvador
Mom, Dad and I arrived in El Salvador on a Pullman bus from Antigua, Guatemala yesterday. We will be going on tour to learn about human rights and social justice issues for the next 9 days. Mom Dad arrived in Guatemala one week ago and we’ve been visiting some great art and history museums plus we went to some sacred Mayan ruins. More about this later.
After nineteen plus years I’ve started eating chicken again. I had originally stopped eating meat so as to be in solidarity with the poor on the border of Mexico who couldn’t afford meat/poultry, plus all the petroleum and water needed to produce feed for livestock in the U.S. But I’m in Central America and people eat whatever they can here including lots of chicken. Yes, there are beans, rice, and tortillas for protein but usually people refuse to eat that 3 meals a day. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several conversations with various people about the pros and cons of a vegetarian diet here. When all is said and done, it’s more expensive to eat soy / tofu, lentils, whole grains, etc. which mostly are imported than to eat what the majority of people are commonly eating. Most of my food has been prepared with/next to chicken anyway, and hopefully my expanding my diet will ease some minor tension with my host family in Ciudad Vieja. Note that when I return to the U.S. I plan to return to being a vegetarian again, but in the meantime, when in Rome....
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To Bill S.from Bill T.,
I like your BLOG.
I hope you are okay after the 6.8 earthquake. The cnn news said it was
kind of kind, in that damage and injures were minimal. When the one hit Eureka in 1991 it was a 7.1 and
seemed to wreck Ferndale.
I'll be interested to see the future
blogs from you. Take care.
Regards, B4MPH
You are too funny Bill. I cannot see me eating a veggie diet. When I visit Mexico I also have to make sure not to insult my hosts with the reactions to the food that I am served. The way I see it you should eat what you can afford.
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