I Love El Salvador !!! =) muaaaa

i loved working for my people and my comunity ... i want to share some videos
una de mis mejores experiencias !!


En Caluco, Sonsonate


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI_BoftJQZg&feature=related

Entregando utiles a los nenes de la escuela de Caluco


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpI8HZcZ55A&feature=related



old ladys house was built

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76R12lQE54k



fixing the abuelitas house

http://www.youtube.com/user/ROY90ACMZ#p/a/u/2/a5qX5Q9dGTI

One more year, a new start !!

"Start by doing what's necessary;
then do what's possible;
and suddenly you are doing the impossible".

                                                         San Francisco de Asis.



After reading this quote, i could see myself  in it. I cant believe how fast time flies by, wow!!!  now im 21 which means a new start, a new opportunity, new coaches :), and specially new challenges.
A lot has happened this last few months, now my teammates and myself are more motivated than ever, this change has been a plus for all of us.
So now we are starting little by little, with what it is possible, and with what it is necessary . I think everything happens for a reason, it is sad that ES athletes are with zero support and economical conditions are not in our favour,  it does not mean we are going to be depressed, resentful and stop training. Moreover, i am so proud of my sister Stefani for her hard work, she has been so determined in her training and hopefully, she will be a medallist in CODICADER games next month, Raul and Luisito are pushing themselves up too, they are doing their best and it will pay off in the long run. . Many thanx to Gatorade and everyone for their support and understanding.
As for other news, i celebrated my birthday last Saturday, my friends  came over and we all had  a blast.

holidays are over, loved them though :)..... .. now back to school !!

Holaa... i cant belive how fast time has gone!!!
A month ago i was so excited i had finished my 7th semester and now  im back to university again !!! jajaja ... impressive jujuju !!! ... it´s a good thing, though since i know that as long as this year finishes, i will miss only one year and hopefully i will finally get my degree, and im only 20!!...

Well, this little break has been quite different from the others and i have to admit that it has been the best one ever!

I spent my time with a foreign group from an Non gobernamental Organisation doing some social work for the Salvadorean community . We all built a school in Caluco, Sonsonate, and also delivered ecological stoves that  are very efficient as they burn much less wood and so ease the problem of deforestation. They're also nearly smokeless since it reduces the incidence of bronchitis and other bronchial problems among the mums and young women, this was in Cerro Las Flores. We also visited historical and arqueologhycal  places to learn about the Salvadorean history. We went to Coatepeque Lake and Metalio Beach !..
I learnt a lot from this experience, it has made me realise how lucky i am for the life i have(im healthy, i have a family, a house, education). I felt so bad with myslef after visiting the poor areas of my country.They are so vulnerable :(. I wish i could change the harsh reality of my fellow Salvadoreans, but i know that it will take a lot of effort and willigness from the goverment to overcome this situation. I know the reality El Salvador is in  because i am living it, i know what it is like  . But it makes me so sad that there are people living in a worse situation. It makes me angry how unfair life is sometimes !!.=(
Overall, i am grateful of having this experience as i was able to help and share with the people from Caluco...you cant belive how kind and honest they are, specially the kids from the school...i also had the opportunity to meet this foreing people and practice my english with them, it made me so HAPPY the fact that they enjoyed being in El Salvador !!!! i could show them how beautiful my country is... i hope they come back next year.



anywayssssssssss, i will be updating soon  !!!

God bless you all!!

Soni :)

Centroamericanos report !!!

A lot of things have passed since the last time i posted..
 I went to Panama to compete in the central american games which was an unique experience for me regardless the problems i had had  the pre rece weeks.
So 2 weeks before the big race we were told that El Salvador was going to the games and i was kind of ...aaay omg  =O since i knew i hadnt been training steadily because of some issues  and a brutal bronquitis that attacked me just days before my depature,  i had no expectations.
I was quite happy, though, because God had given me another chance to race outside El Salvador and to catch up with my  friends and also to make new ones :) and that´s what i love from triatlon.But my biggest concern was the fact that i didnt have a bike (because mine was broken  and needed a lot of changes)..Luckily  my friend Henry lended me his bike  and i just changed my  wheels and put them to his.
We stayed in Panama city a complete day and the following afternoon we headed to Colon where the triatlon was going to take place in. My hotel room had a wonderful sight of the Atlantic, the canal and ships wandering in the ocean. So delighting!!!soo i  took lots of pics jajajajaja....
I shared room with Jessica, i was soo excited for her since she has only 2 years competing in triatlon and she has improved her level. I loved her discipline and humbleness, she is just amazing and a role model :D. Also my other teammate was Bea, who has been doing mountain bike, i love  being with her since she has a great sense of humour, she just spreads joy to all of us. Also, i must thank her husband because his advise was useful for me. I enjoyed being around them..... and for the first time i felt so happy that ESA female team was complete!!! :).  
The day before the race  we were taken to see the swim -bike- run course..Panamanian organisation was so neat and we all are grateful to them, they are the best host ever!!! Every country had its own van and the place was so beautiful !!!!! the heat killed us that day , though!!!
Race day: I was sooooo nervious and i had no expectations but once i was on the start line i felt excitement and i realised how lucky i was being amongst all those strong girls so i just tried to enjoy every minute of it. The swimming was very rough and wavy, i didnt feel strong  but i just tried to forget the pain,,,, i exited the water with a Panamanian girl but 4 girls were ahead of us, the 3 costa rican girls and a honduran...We tried to work together but my legs hurt so badly and my lack of training, specially biking ,showed up that day...i just couldnt pull up the way i wanted and stay a good pace and also my back hurt horribly since the handlebar and the stem was too long for me :( and the wheels were swinging :(....So in the 3rd lap we were caught by 2 other girls who were working well together and i managed to follow them, somehow i felt pretty good and we were ready to run. The heat was soooo uncool and i felt like dying but mind plays the body so i just focused on finishing the race.At the end i sprinted with a costa rican girl and i crossed the finish line in 4th. In the other hand, the boys didnt have the expected results, Carlos was supossed to be in the top 3, so was Joaquin. But for me they did great as well, they came 8th, 9th and Tavo was 11th i guess, i am def proud of them. Bea and Jessica did a great race as well and i am so proud of them too, I was so lucky to have them as part of the team . The main winner was Leonardo Chacon from Costa Rica, i respect him so much and im so happy i met him, he´s one of the friendliest persons ever!! i admire his humbleness and kindness, i learnt a lot from him.  I was so shocked since i never thought  i was going to be in the top 5. Some people had told me that i didnt deserve to perform in the games because i had no capacity and skills for this race :( ,however, i knew my family and good friends would back me up!!!! so  i was happy and i realised if i had trained for that race, maybe i would have climbed a higher place... so i was very pleased. Second day was a team relay mini triatlon and we came 3rd...i had so much fun since everybody is supporting  their teammates.

This was  one of my favourite journeys i have had, i had so much fun and i met new people. You know there  is always someone there with you even if others dont believe in you, and i thank God, my family, my coaches, ESA tri federation and friends here in ESA, friends who were there in Panama, triatlon friends and everybody who was there with me...

CeNtRoAMeRiCaNoS!!!

Yesterday i just came from Panama

Hectic times!!

It has been ages since i posted. Uni has been demanding lately!! tons of homework to be done for next week ;S!!!!, exams, presentations,etc. (so annoying) :S
As for training , i have been doing sprint distance races and cycling races as well (fun and painful).  I´ve felt pretty smooth and fast even though i havent trained enough. Racing keeps your body  active i guess.
This week has been frustrating,though   since i got sick (throat infection and fever :( ) and i have been unable to train, i can barely say a word, whenever i want to laugh or talk it hurts so bad so i will be away of training this week i guess :( . Hopefully  it will take one or 3 more days to get better.

update soon...