Introducing Home

When I tell people where I'm from, they assume many things, most of them negative and inaccurate. The worst and most random idea people have about my country, that is, if they even know where it is, is that we live on trees. Yes, trees. I've had people ask me before how we do to live so primitively. Others think we ALL live in extreme poverty, or that we live in huts. Other people know that this is one of the most dangerous and violence filled countries in the world, and they can't understand how I live there. They assume I can't even leave my house some days because of the violence. Some of the bad things said about my country can be true, like the violence, the poverty in many areas, the pollution, and many more things I will go into later. But what most people don't know about my home, is the beauty it beholds. El Salvador might be the smallest country in Central America, but it holds so many wonders people have yet to know. The beaches, the culture, the lakes, and the warmness of the people who live here are barely acknowledged by others. The beautiful things this country has to offer are often undermined due to the amount of unfavorable things. Even the citizens forget all the good in this place, all the positive things it has to offer for them. Although that bothers me because it hurts the pride I take of being Salvadoran, I understand why it happens. Sometimes the bad things overshadow the good things, especially when the bad things are the ones that make the news, and especially when they happen so often they're so common it's almost natural. But I've learned to overlook these bad things and find the good in my home, and that is what I intend to do explain in this blog. The mix of the good and the bad El Salvador has, whether be culture, people, places, traditions, etc. is the thing that makes it so special to live in. You learn to live happily in such a  special place, whether other people see it or not. This mix creates my home's identity, and I wouldn't have it any other way.