As I write this blog entry, there is a line waiting for the computers! I am at the newest ciber cafe in San Luis, CSM that opened in August. It is located where the bank used to be next to SILEM. There are flat screen monitors, high speed internet, webcams, headphones and speakers at each of the 7 computers and most students prefer to come to this ciber cafe to do their homework.

Internet is becoming huge in CSM. There are three ciber´s in the market of San Luis alone! Also in San Luis the FSM, SILEM and a few private residents have access. In Quebrachos there is a ciber cafe at the Youth Center. In Hatos I my old homestay family just bought internet and are paying $30 a month as there is no internet cafe´s in Hatos I or Hatos II.

Schools teach Computation Classes starting from grade 4 but this does not include internet research skills. The highschool curriculums are utlizing internet more and more but I worry they they are not teaching students how to use it properly (as there is no internet at the school). Another problem is that it is mandatory to do research for some classes, and access is not free at the cafe´s for students.

Apart from school, the internet here is greatly used as a cheap communication for family and friends living outside El Salvador, music investigation and a ton of playing Halo…