I was a global voice on the Papertigers Blog during the month of July.
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I wrote about my life during the war in El Salvador, my life as an immigrant in the United States and my recent trip to El Salvador. Here is a peek of my three posts. To read the entire posts visit http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/
PART 1
When I was a child in El Salvador, I went to school, recited poetry, played with my friends and won a hula-hoop contest on national television. I might say that I had a normal childhood. But then, everything was upside down. For many days the school closed because of civil revolts. The radio and the television always talked about the army, guerrillas and the revolution in the country. The mad game came to El Salvador. The country was involved in a terrible civil war.
Read more at
http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/papertigers-global-voices-rene-colato-lainez-usael-salvador/
PART 2
On February 17 1985, my father and I left El Salvador. Two days later, we arrived in Mexico City. Then, we were stuck in Mexico City for almost two months. We could not continue our journey because Mexican immigration took all the money from my father. It wasn’t until April that my mother sent us more money for our trip. During my journey, my father and I crossed three countries and climbed the mountains from Tijuana to the United States. But we made it to Los Angeles. My shoes were not new anymore. They had holes everywhere. One shoe was missing the sole.
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http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/papertigers-global-voices-rene-colato-lainez-usael-salvador-part-2/
PART 3
Read more at
http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/papertigers-global-voices-rene-colato-lainez-usael-salvador-part-3/
saludos,
René Colato Laínez
www.renecolatolainez.com