SwedenÖstergötlandLinköping sockenUllevi58°25’38” N 15°36’9” E
November 26, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C
Today, the majority of the project team for El Salvador met for the first time to get to know each other and to be informed about details of the trip. Altogether we will be 5 opticians who willRead more
SwedenÖstergötlandNorrköpingCarl Johans park58°35’43” N 16°11’26” E
December 29, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Three suitcases have been filled with those glasses that will be given out to people in need. Thanks to KLM each project member is allowed to check in additional 23kg…. that should suffice?
SwedenÖstergötlandNorrköpingCarl Johans park58°35’43” N 16°11’26” E
January 4 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 -11 °C
Before we start tomorrow morning (6:05 h from Linköping), I checked the 10 day weather forecast for Norrköping and San Salvador, alas: not so bad! With all these glasses, there is no room in ourRead more
PanamaProvincia de PanamáNuevo BelénTocumen International Airport9°4’8” N 79°23’13” W January 5 in Panama ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The first team members gathered at the Linköping airport at 4:30 am. The next stop was at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. From there we flew to Panama and finally arrived in San Salvador (after aRead more
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Pedro Nonualco13°35’51” N 88°55’55” W
January 6 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The accommodation is Finca America where we stay with another couple. The other team members live in a place nearby where we all together have our meals and „business discussions“. BothRead more
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Pedro Nonualco13°35’54” N 88°55’53” W
January 6 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After lunch we took a walk to the little city San Pedro Nonunalco which holds up t o 20.000 inhabitants. I found it remarkable to see in the church that they honor Pope John XXIII. Right next to theRead more
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Pedro Nonualco13°35’54” N 88°55’52” W
January 7 in El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Before work starts on Monday, the project leader treated the team with a day at one of the finest beaches of San Salvador as part of the hotel Bahia del Sol. We enjoyed a package “all inclusive”Read more
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Antonio Masahuat13°33’45” N 89°2’23” W January 8 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The first working day led us to Guadeloupe la Zorra. After welcome speeches and a n introduction of the team members, we organized the glasses according to strength, while the patients were registeredRead more
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Antonio Masahuat13°33’45” N 89°2’23” W
January 9 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
During breakfast we received two surprises: a) we were supposed to split into two teams (because we were to work in two different places, and b) one optician and one assistant got sick…. Thus we hadRead more
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSanta María de La SabanaRío Aguacayo13°32’57” N 89°2’6” W
January 10 in El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The day started with another surprise: two more opticians got sick. The team of nine is now reduced to five: the project leader, two opticians and two assistants. One team worked in the municipalRead more
