Week 1: Houston, TX, EEUU; San Salvador, El Salvador

A week ago, I was prepped to go to Guatemala. I had flights, contacts, living situations and transportation all in place, and even managed to find a hotel at Logan airport that had comfortable couches to sleep on and free computers/internet that I ended up using the night before my disgustingly early flight out of Boston. Around 3:30 that morning, I got an email from a friend living in Guate that I would likely not be able to come becuase the volcano Pacaya had just errupted... And so began the first leg of my trip to Guate: half a week stranded in Houston, TX, hours on hold with Continental, and my first time experiencing life as a Texan.
4 days, 1 tropical storm, 1 more possible volcano erruption, and 10 flight cancellations later, I arrived in San Salvador, El Salvador, more than ready for culture shock, difficulties with communication, and the beginning of my summer in Central America.
So far, I´ve had a great time in San Salvador. I´ve been getting used to the mix of humidity/sweat that comes with the rainy season, though I can´t say I enjoy being perpetually sticky. A true gringa, I attract far more attention that I would like from both the general public, and the mosquitos, but it´s nothing I can´t handle at this point.
I´ve been to the top of the volcan San Salvador (which thankfully, did not errupt like Pacaya, Arenal, and Tungurahua recently did), a few museums, markets, churches, and universities. Yesterday I went to the beach near La Libertad but couldn´t go surfing as I had hoped, because the waves were quite a bit larger than anything I would be able to handle.
So, after a week, I still have my documents, my health, and am happy to report that I am quite content. I´ve met a ton of really friendly and helpful people, and apparently have good energy that shines from me (three different people have told me this so far).
Though I haven´t decided exactly which city I want to visit, I am going to try to go to Guate some time in the next few days. I will likely end up visiting friends in Antigua for afew days before moving onto Xela, where I will set up camp for the coming month or two.