Oh I Love This Country...

Where do I start.  About two weeks ago we were told that the school would be taken over by the Military for the Elections on Nov. 23rd.  The first round of information was that we would have a half day on the Friday before and the Monday after.  Then two Fridays ago we were told that we would have those two days off work.  Later that same day it change to no school Thursday, Friday, or Monday.  On Monday it change to half a day Wednesday and no school Thursday, Friday, or Monday.  When we came in on Tuesday they told us in the afternoon that only teachers would be in on Wednesday and no one in on Thursday, Friday, or Monday.  Finally, Tuesday night I received a phone call that we would not be allowed into school because the military had called and was taking over on Tuesday night.  In other words we were off Wednesday through Monday.  Meanwhile on Thursday afternoon it started to rain really hard, which would not be so unusual although everyone says the rainy season ends at the beginning of November.  However, the rain came down supper hard for more than four hours, which presents a problem because all of the apartments and barrios are set on the mountains.  When all was said and done there were enormous traffic jams where people were getting out of their cars and walking away and then even worse their were landslides all over the city.  This presented problems for a lot of people but thankfully we were all O.K.  We returned to work on Tuesday and I thought the excitement was over until Christmas, however, the excitement never ends here.  I got to school this morning to find out that a main water pipe that serves over 30% of the city ruptured over night and I am part of that 30%, of course.  Of course this would also fall with the day that I have homework help and kick boxing and I am not done until 5pm.  I rushed home and found that we still had running water so I jumped in the shower and then quickly filled two buckets and two jugs of water in my tub because they are saying we will be without water for 72 hours!  Needless to say there is never a dull moment here and I might be taking sponge baths for the next two days and flushing my toilet with a bucket of water, what am I living in a third world country or something?!?!