The SURPRISE they WON'T tell you... at the 7 Waterfalls Tour in Juayua, El Salvador || Vlog 57 ||

Somebody told me this place I'm about to go was their very favorite place in all of Central America. Good morning and welcome to vlog number 57. I'm in El Salvador and like I said I'm about to go to a place that someone told me was their all-time favorite and it's called the Seven Waterfalls located in a town called Hawaii. By the way if you're new here on this vlog I tell stories about my life traveling around the world on a motorcycle but today instead of the motorcycle I'll be exploring by foot and to get to the Seven Waterfalls requires a guide. Only trouble is my guide canceled last minute. Um I always assume that whatever is working out in the moment is always working out for the best. It's always like bringing me something even cooler, even better, even more adventurous, even something else for me to learn. So you know this is like super minor of a thing to be changed but it's a mindset I always drill into my head. Even though this scenario is very minor whenever I have unmet expectations instead of trying to fight it I remind myself that life is always working out for me and in this case I looked around for another option and as it turns out the guide I did end up with couldn't have been more personally perfect for me. And the tour itself was much more than just waterfalls as you'll soon find out. Once arriving at the start of the trail I was surprised to learn that while I thought I'd secured a tour guide I'd actually secured three tour guides. This is Tania, the daughter of my tour guide and her dogs. Two adults, one kid, two dogs. This is amazing. By the way before I left on the tour a couple at the hostel happened to mention that there was some big surprise at the end. One in which they would not share but I started to get some hints. And while I thought the focus of this tour was the waterfalls it turned out it was full of surprises. First of all to get to the waterfalls we had to walk through a coffee plantation. Here's a coffee bean. Wow. In addition to coffee this incredible land we traversed seemed to contain anything you might need or want. Like perhaps a tattoo? We have a Salvadoran tattoo. You have to do it on your arm. No, on your arm. I'll give you an example. You have to do it like this. Wow. Amazing. Oh my goodness. Salvadoran tattoo. It's made in El Salvador. Mountain tattoo. Or maybe in the forest you'll need some glue? Have you seen this? No. What is that? Cajon tree. Salvadoran words. Wow. Oh my goodness. Natural glue in El Salvador. Wow. Natural glue. Oh my goodness. It's like an Elmer's glue. Super sticky. You can see it. There were so many more forest discoveries but soon enough we began the descent down to the main event. See? I'm putting my cameras down because apparently I need my hands to climb so I won't be filming this part. That part hooks to my wrist. I'm going to film a little bit of the climbing. There's like... What do you call it? The dirt... It flew by my leg. The dirt is... What do you call it? Really slippy. I told you my life was beginning. The moment I saw you I was winning. Already in love... Here comes the second clue of the big surprise. Going into the river part where I might have to get fully wet. I don't want to get my shoes wet. I'm scared to get my shoes wet but this is how we do it. Oh wow. And I saw you I was winning. Okay, this is the second waterfall. Cascada Arcoiris. Arcoiris. Cascada of the rainbows. When the sun is hitting it, you see rainbows. Well, we're headed now to the third waterfall. Which means we are about to discover the big surprise. We are going up. It was hard to comprehend at first. But the only way out was up. And by up she meant straight up the waterfall itself. So this is the third cascada. It's amazing. We are half deep in the water. And guess what? We're going to climb right up that way. Literally up the waterfall. Hard to film. Well, we made it to the top. And that was super thrilling. But there's a few more little surprises ahead. The water comes like, let me show. It's so beautiful. Through the land. I don't know how to explain it. It's really cool. By now I can totally understand why this excursion of seven waterfalls is considered a favorite among so many. And while the climbing adventures and fresh water and even mud masks are all so incredible. For me, the part that was even better than all that. Was the company I was with. Do you like YouTube? Yes. So she's the guide of the day. With more experience of climbing cascadas. Right now. What? Right now I have to. Yes, it's recording. Do you want to say something about everything? About all of YouTube. Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Tania. How old are you? Nine. And what part is your favorite living here? Here in El Salvador, climbing. I like climbing. She's my mom. And the other one? She has two more guides, right? Two more guides. There's Tony and Ron. How nice. Thank you so much, Tania. Goodbye. Goodbye everyone. Thank you. It's Tania and Tamara. Can you say the star of the video? The thing is, these interactions mean more to me than you know. Do you eat sweets? Yes, I like it. What kind of sweets? Chocolates or what? Sweets with chocolate. Don't you like these? These sweets. Do you want some? Thank you. You see, I have a niece very near and dear to my heart. That is the same age as Tania. Thank you. I would like to learn English. You? Yes. I would like to learn English for when tourists come and can't speak Spanish. Perfect. I don't speak English very well. No? No. I can only say my name. How? My name is... How nice. My name is Tania. Perfect. Butterfly yellow. I can also say butterfly blue. Butterfly blue. How nice. Very good. For me, it's the same in Spanish. Little by little. Butterfly in English is the same, right? How do you say in English to eat? To eat in English is... To eat. And you don't? I don't because I can't. You can't sleep. Yes, exactly. Coffee is too strong. I like coffee a lot. Yes? Say, I drink coffee. I drink coffee. Or you can say, I like. I like coffee. I like to drink coffee. Your accent is very good. I like yellow butterflies. And my name is... Tony. Tony, you speak English. Goodbye, Tania. Thank you very much. It was fun. Nice to meet you. Salvadoran words? Yes. It's my Salvadoran class. Maje. It's used to call someone with confidence. Volados. When you have too many backpacks. It's mine. In Salvador, when you're the last one, they say you're the chimpe. El chimpe? El chimpe. Chuña. It's when you walk without shoes. Chulón. It's a person without clothes. Chibo. For me, the beauty of this day is not only that the tour was amazing. There's another layer that I only began to see once I chose to believe that life is always working for me. With this perspective, I see the little things that feel like they were meant just for me. Tania, her mom, and Tony felt like personal gifts, matching my love of dogs, adventure, and conversations with a nine-year-old. The more I continue this journey, the more I open my awareness, the more I see that life truly is personal. And with that, I can help it feel grateful.