Electricity

In the last 48 hours, we have spent more time without electricity than with it. When this happens it effects the entire neighborhood. Rather than stay inside, people go out into the streets or onto the beach.

So last night, after a candle-lit dinner (yes, very romantic)with the other volunteers, I made my way down to the crowded shores squinting to find the way since the street lights didn't work either. It was slightly surreal, and each step I took made me feel like the protagonist of a cinema verité style film. Music was coming from all angles, people were talking, laughing, praying, and singing religious chants in the obscurity. By the time we got to the beach, our eyes had adjusted to the moonlight (which happened to be a full moon) and it was so strong, you would have thought the sun was about to rise on the ocean.

Anyway, it was fun for an evening, but not so much when I woke up this morning still without electricity and additionally, without running water.