Back in Cleveland

I arrived back in Cleveland yesterday afternoon after a very long day. I almost thought we wouldn't make it out of El Salvador because a truck broke down, completely blocking the highway, on the way to the airport.

I'd like to let everyone know that although I'm back in the US, my work is not nearly complete. I took scores of pictures and several videos of my experience, and I hope to put many of them on this website in the next few weeks. I am preparing a few short reactions, reflections, and maybe even a little poetry to go along with the visual media.

Over the course of 10 days, I met with dozens of Salvadorans from all walks of life. Each one of them made it very clear that it was my duty as an observer not just to observe elections, but to go back to America and tell the world what I saw - not just in terms of elections, but in terms of the story of humanity that is reflected in the hearts and minds of the millions of people in this small Central American country. So here begins a new chapter in my El Salvador experience...