El Salvador civil war and a new life...Why did I decide to build a website about El Salvador? Because I think El Salvador is an awesome and beautiful place to visit! The El Salvador civil war may be the first thing that comes to people's minds, but the war ended over 15 years ago and I know a different side of El Salvador, I grew up there! My background
I was born in El Salvador and lived in the city of San Vicente during my childhood. I loved it, I thought we had a great life and enjoyed all the good things El Salvador has to offer. In my mind, El Salvador was the best place to live in the whole world! Some of my fondest memories of living in El Salvador have to do with spending time with my friends and relatives, going to the beach and enjoying the delicious Salvadorean foods. When I was in my teens, we moved back to San Salvador (where we had previously lived before moving to San Vicente). There we lived for 2 more years and had a blast! Then we left to begin a new chapter in our lives in Canada A new life...Although life seemed great, hearing gunshots and reports of civilians being killed, was a constant reminder that we were living during the difficult years of the El Salvador civil war. Fortunately, we lived in an area that was not badly affected by the conflict. We could all feel the dangers and insecurity of the situation, even we kids were often on the alert. As the years went by the El Salvador civil war began to get worse. Needless to say, the situation was very stressing for my mom so she made the decision to immigrate to Canada where we all now live. Of course, this was a very difficult decision for her; it meant leaving relatives, friends and a successful business behind and head for the “unknown”. As time went on I learned English, made new friends and adapted to my new life in Canada. But I still missed El Salvador, the people, the food, the beaches and just about everything else. So as soon as the El Salvador civil war ended we went back for a vacation and over the years we have gone back numerous times for both short and long stays. Life changesThings changed when I became a mom, but I continued to visit El Salvador regularly and even moved back with my son (Ben) for a couple of years after the El Salvador civil war had ended.He was able to learn about his roots and learned to speak, read and write Spanish. As you can see in the picture, he loved the beach too! As a parent, I wanted to spend as much time at home as possible so I looked for other ways to work, maybe from home or only work part time – but none of that worked out. So I had to keep my 9–5 job. But I don't like giving up, so I did not stop looking for other ways to make a living and be able to spend more time at home. So one day while doing some research on the internet, I came across a website that caught my interest. It asked: “Why not turn your hobby or passion into a successful business working from home?” and I thought to myself - that’s what I’ve been trying to do all these years! Light at the end of the tunnelSo I continued reading and my curiosity increased even more. It talked about using SiteBuildIt (SBI) to create an online business. So I decided to check out SBI and I was impressed by all the success stories of real people just like myself. But of course, I was not convinced so easily so I did some more research about SBI and what it offers, I even emailed them directly with some of the questions I had. The responses I got not only answered my questions, but also convinced me that this was the way to finally achieve what I’d been looking for – earning a living while spending more time at home. The idea of building a website was very daunting at first – but I decided to go for it, knowing that SBI would be there for me every step of the way. With SiteBuildIt, I have been able to build a website having no previous knowledge about HTML or the slightest idea of how to build a website. I learned how to choose the right theme for me making sure that it was profitable enough. SBI provides all the tools needed to not only build a website but to build a successful online business simply by following their guide. 
Now, this site does not pay the bills yet, I still have my 9-5 job, but it is well on its way to doing just that.I can finally see the light at the end of tunnel – where I will be able to earn a good income working from home – and be able to be there when my son (now in his early teens) comes home from school. And the best part… I get to do it writing about my favourite place – Now that the El Salvador civil war is over, I want to share with the world the great things about this tiny country in Central America and why I think it's a place that is worth going to! It also gives me the chance to go there regularly and catch up with relatives, friends and of course to spend time at the beach. Throughout this site you will read references to “we” and “us”, that would be myself, my son and my mom who has been an unwavering support for me all these years. Although I am the one who writes the information, the experiences, knowledge and recommendations come from all us. So we hope that you find this website interesting, informative and helpful – we sure enjoy putting it together! You too can successfully build a website while working from home, SBI shows you how!
Now that El Salvador civil war is over, let's explore it and discover this new destination!
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