Its been awhile since I posted. Things have gotten interesting and busy around here. We are still busy with language learning and that has been very busy. A has been taking a course 3 days a week while I am home with the kids. On the days between his classes, I have my language helpers 3x for a few hours each time and then in the evenings we do homework and study. Saturdays have been our day off where we spend the day all together as a family. Last Saturday after our kids were in bed, we were sitting in our living room relaxing, we started hearing tons of noise outside. It seems we are in the midst of some political reforms and protests. Not to worry though, we are fine. Actually it always seems worse than it is in the media. The media tends to portray things negatively. It has been pretty peaceful in our area, just a bit noisy at night until around 10:30 or 11pm. It will be interesting to see where things go from here.
During the day it is business is usual, we still take the kids to the park, go to class, go to the shops etc. Yes, things have happened and there has been some violence and their is tension between people and the government but it has been portrayed worse than it is.
It brings back some memories of another city I lived in where a political uprising took place, (kenya 2007 election) however that one was much worse. That one had people being murdered in the streets and was essentially a mini genocide. I think because of that experience a few years ago, I am not as freaked out as much as I might have been otherwise. I am not naive either in thinking it can't turn into anything serious but at this point, we are taking things one day at a time.
So if you are wondering about us, now you know. We are hoping for peace to be restored and that the people will be heard the way they want to. It is definitely different being in a country that is not considered free. Where women don't have many rights, and it is illegal to protest as there is no freedom of speech or religion. I often remind myself of how lucky I am to have been raised in a free country where I can pretty much do what I want. As challenging as it is to live here some days, I am glad for the opportunity to experience a different world view and teach my children about different cultures and worldview outside of N. America.
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