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Life in Central America is simple
but challenging, local women learn
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"princesses."
"There was always more on
our plates - they thought.
Canadians needed to eat more.
To make us fat was their
goal," she says.
However, the host homes
were two -room shacks with
dirt floors, outhouses and
bucket showers, no
refrigerators, no cars and no
air conditioning in 35 to 40 -
degree Celsius heat.
Cleanliness was very
important eve)? though it was
very difficult to achieve with
hot temperatures and dirt
floors.
"We had as many as three
showers a day and we were
forever cleaning our feet,"
says Devereaux.
"There's a stereotype about
gringoes (whites) being dirty
and sweaty. But, it was a real
chore to shower since we had
to use a stall outside with a
bucket of water," says
Murray.
"It was simple living but
very challenging," adds
Devereaux.
Because there was no
refrigeration, the families
shopped for their food
everyday and also raised their
own chickens.
"When you cooked
something, you ate it all,"
says Murray.
While they lived in El
Salvadore, they spent one
week in the city of San
Salvador where they took
Spanish lessons and then
moved to the village of
Chinameca where they taught
English, computers, art and
music at the local community
centre.
In Managua, Nicaragua,
they lived with families in the
barrio (a poor neighbourhood)
and spent their days helping
out at a preschool for children
aged three to five.
Laura Devereaux and Leanne Murray dance and sing for preschoolers in
their three-month stay to learn about life in Central America.
"They were the cutest ever.
We sang to them a lot. Their
favourite song was Singing in
the Rain. They sang it with us
but they didn't understand it,"
says Devereaux.
A typical day in Nicaragua
started with the sound of
roosters crowing at 4 a.m.,
followed by chickens and
dogs running into the room
and sometimes hiding under
the beds.
By 7 a.m., everyone was
up and showered and having a
breakfast of beans, bananas,
eggs and cream.
After a morning at the
preschool, they were home at
lunch to eat and shower.
They visited other villages,
sometimes walking two hours
down a mountain and three
hours back up again.
Even though bus fare is
only 17 cents, the price is too
expensive for many and
Vehicles stolen in Huron
East found in South Huron
Huron OPP
A snowmobile stolen
from the parking lot of the
Red Maple Inn in Vanastra
was recovered at a South
Huron residence on April 1
after Huron OPP received a
Crime Stoppers tip.
The residence on London
Road in South Huron was
found to have two stolen
snowmobiles and two
stolen ATVs on the
property, valued at a total
of $16,000.
Huron OPP say the
investigation is continuing
to discover who was
responsible for their theft.
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walking was the preferred
method of transportation.
While there, they watched a
federal election take place, in
which the locals in their
village worked hard to
campaign for the FMLN
(Farabundi Marti Liberation
National), a left wing party
but watched the right wing
party, ARENA regain power.
Both Murray and
Devereaux said they were
surprised at how politicized
the people were, wearing t -
shirts promoting their party of
choice and the streets full of
people on Election Day.
"They take their right to
vote much more seriously.
Everyone was so passionate
about the election," says
Murray.
"It makes me want to learn
more about my government. I
didn't care before," she says.
They also visited sites of
historic significance during El
Salvador's civil war, which
ended in 1992. One village of
700 were all massacred,
except for one woman, near
the Honduran border.
-"We were supposed to meet
her but we didn't. We heard
submitted photo
Nicaragua during
testimonials from a lot of
people who were in the war,"
says Devereaux.
And, while Devereaux
suffered through a month-long
kidney infection that almost
cut short her trip, she says
she's glad she didn't miss a
moment of the experience.
"There were times,
especially during the kidney
infection that I wanted to go
home but we made it
through," she says.
After their experience,
Devereaux now plans to go
back to school for child and
youth work and return to work
in the third world, possibly the
Dominican Republic. Murray
also wants to travel to more
third world countries and
plans to study international
development.
"If I say I want to change
the world, that's arrogant
because it implies my vision
of the world is the best," says
Devereaux.
"They don't need
Westernization - they need
basics like health, clothing
and water. That's where I'd
like to start helping," adds
Murray.
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