Today has been very calm. We heard no shooting, saw no tires burning and there were no protests in Petionville today. The same is true for most of the Delmas road where we have some other friends living. Downtown there seem to have been more protests, but not nearly as big or violent as yesterday. Many people, including the majority of the Senate, have asked Prime Minister Alexis to resign. This morning we thought that if this didn't happen today, the crap would hit the fan again, but as of 6pm, there is no news of a resignation. Seems like Alexis is being offered up as a sacrificial lamb because Preval's speech didn't do much to make people feel like change would happen in the short term.
We did venture out a bit today, including a run to the supermarket which had been closed since Tuesday morning. It was very busy, with people stocking up on essentials. It made me feel very akward - stocking up on food in case of further crisis - while the very point of the riots is that many Haitians hardly have enough to eat. I'm just trying to provide for my family - that's normal - and we have a different standard of living - but it just all made me feel a little gross. We'll have to reflect more on that.
We'll write more tomorrow.
Love from the three of us.
G E M
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