Elections

Elections are coming up for Guatemala... 9/11.

The first round of the elections are on September 11th ... they call it the "falling of the two towers," - the president and his wife. HORRIBLE.

Here in Guatemala a president is allowed only to stay in office one term, 4 years. The current president apparently is a horrible man and his wife is just as terrible. They divorced so she could run for president - WOW. Luckily, the government would not allow her to run.

After the first round of elections comes the second round in November that will be between the two finalists ...

It is a cool time to be in Guatemala, but also a little crazy. The days are filled with strikes and rallies, and the nights are filled with parties and more rallies. Music is played until late, fireworks are everywhere and people are out and about cheering for their personal favorite party.
The weekends are dedicated to people holding and waving flags for their party, and parades surrounding every street.
The 'running of the torches' has already begun and represents Independence Day - Sept 15th.
*People literally running behind a truck with music, holding torches - literally.



On another note, I LOVE Independence Day here, the BEST street food comes out, people are everywhere and music is loud. STREET FOOD ALLLLLL DAY. I can't wait.