As UG2 honors Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept 15 – Oct 16, we will continue to profile some of the employees whose grace, talents, intelligence, and generosity of spirit are emblematic of Team UG2 in every office across the country.
For this installment, Flora Cortez, Night Custodial Supervisor (Midwest Region), and Account Manager Pedro Villatoro (Mid-Atlantic Region) spoke about their cherished home country of El Salvador.
UG2: Is there a particular food or drink that you would call your favorite from home?
FC: My favorite food is called pupusas. They are made of pork and vegetables.
PV: A famous food in El Salvador is pupusas and famous drink is horchata.
UG2: Do you have a song, musical artist or movie that represents your country well?
FC: The song is called Me Gustan Las Pupusas. It’s a song about the love of food.
PV: My country’s artist Los Hermanos Flores is well known for their music, Mi País.
UG2: Tell us how a birthday or wedding might be celebrated in your home country?
FC: With a lot of food, drinks, people, music and gifts.
PV: Birthdays are always celebrated with piñata.
UG2: What about games or special holiday traditions?
FC: A lot of the same American holidays are celebrated, but the dates are different, for example El Salvador’s Independence Day, is on September 15.
PV: We celebrate Independence Day with Las Cachiporras.
UG2: Is there a particular place or neighborhood that you think of when you think of Colombia – or a particular place or time here that brings up memories of home?
FC: Denison, Iowa reminds me of home because everything is very close and accessible.
PV: This photo below makes me remember of my hometown, El Cuco. 
UG2: What is something surprising that people might not know about your home country?
FC: El Salvador has used United States currency since 2010.
PV: El Salvador has a surfing beach, El Tunco La Libertad, where people from all over the world visit.