Hi guys,
That last update was pretty scary, right? Well, I´m glad to report that everything is going fine here. The police are still off duty, and there´s an increce in crime, but nothing really chaotic is going on. Yesterday, I went an hour outside of the city to some hot springs called Papallacta, and that was AWESOME. we just lay around in these thermal pools and relaxed. We ate cheap food and looked at the beautiful mountain scenery. It was very relaxing and restful, a nice break from school-grind and hearing automatic weapons.
Details of coup: police threw a tear gas canister at Correa, then took him to the police hospital to get treated, where they held him hostage for a few hours. The military is back on the Correa side, and attacked the hospital. 88 people were wounded and two or three were killed. Correa escaped and was recovering at an actually legitimate hospital. There might be more activity later, but its going ok now.
Civilian life is pretty normal. Alot of stores are closed or close early, so that´s sort of a hassle. When stores are open, they often have thier metal gate-doors up, so they ask you what you want and get it for you. This takes a long time but isn´t bad. Today I´m going bike riding down Amazona Avenue, a normal Sunday traditon. Just wanted to tell everybody that I´m doing ok and things are fine
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