Since Ive been here there has been this massive build up to the presidential elections that happened on Sunday. Everything is talked about in relation to the elections. Some girls are waiting to come to school until after the elections and a bunch of other things ‘will start after the elections’. So Sunday was the big day and it happened peacefully. There was a voting station next door to us so there was a UN tank in front of our house all day. They are very serious about peace. I figured things would start back on Tuesday (Monday was all saints day so obviously no one worked) but things apparently won’t start up until next week even though the results should be announced today.
Yesterday I was supposed to have two English classes but at the first one there were only 2 students and the second one didn’t happen at all. Today at the dispensary there were around 10 people as opposed to the usual 30-40. At mass on Sunday there were maybe 50 people as opposed to the usual 200ish.There is no one in the streets and it’s like everything has just stopped while they wait for the results of the election to be announced. I find it really frustrating, but everyone else seems fine with it so I guess I should chill out or something. It’s just hard to understand how everything can stop.
So not too much is new here. I guess once the results are announced things will start up again..after maybe a few days of celebration and then maybe a few days of recovery…maybe then everyone will go to school and work. I hate to sound like a negative nancy
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