Election results delayed… on lock down….national staff leaving early. Rinse, wash, repeat. Haven’t we been here before already? It feels a bit like Groundhog Day.
But today is a big day for Haitians, election results day. I’ve blogged about this before… today is the pinnacle of the last several months. Who will be chosen? Machetes have sold out in the markets, and the town is “hot”… apparently poised and ready to riot if favorite Sweet Micky Martelly (known for his smooth tunes, not his politics) is not chosen. Early reports show he is ahead, but the nation won’t know until the announcement is made…sometime between 5 pm and tomorrow morning we imagine. Tonight Justin will be working overnight at our cholera center in Cite Soleil to make sure we’ve got an expatriate there should things go bonkers. Cite Soleil is of course the town that could potentially explode if things don’t get as they want…though nothing too crazy has happened during the elections in the past. I’ll be down there with him, and I’ll be posting on how things are going. We’re bringing some Uno, Scrabble and other time-passing games to keep it interesting. More soon, from the craziness.