San Salvador's Community

What is a community? We have talked about this in class many times before. A community is where a person lives, works, and plays. It is where you pray and where you get the things you need to survive. In your community, you see schools, grocery stores, fire departments, churches, and many other important places. In your community, there are many community helpers. You see nurses, dentists, pastors, construction workers and many other community helpers.

On San Salvador, the people live in a community. There are about 1,000 people on the island. That is not very many at all! So far, I have seen a few things that are important to life in this community. I have seen churches, government buildings, one small grocery store, a few restaurants, and a bunch of small, bright-colored houses.

The photo I posted is of the downtown area. The grocery store is that orange-looking building right outside. Did you notice that there are no stoplights? There are barely any cars. In fact, the biggest road here goes all the way around the island, but you won’t see many cars on it. I went for a 30 minute run on that road yesterday and only saw about 7 cars! Can you imagine running down the highway in Chicago for 30 minutes and only seeing 7 cars?

I have posted a photo of a church and a photo of a house. For your next comment, I want you to compare your community in Chicago to the community in San Salvador. Write two sentences about how the communities are different. Write one sentence about how the communities are the same. Mr. Tayleor will post your comments onto the blog!

For your next comment, I want you to compare your community in Chicago to the community in San Salvador. Write two sentences about how the communities are different. Write one sentence about how the communities are the same. Mr. Tayleor will post your comments onto the blog!

I will see you on Monday.

Love,
Ms. Diemer