Esperanza

Just wanted to take this space to shout and cheer and tell you how excited I am about what happened in our country two days ago! What follows is an email I wrote in response to a celebratory email of a good friend...

Yes!! What a great day it was yesterday and continues to be today! I feel like we have been waiting so long for someone to be president who actually cares about humanity and is not only interested in all that ugly greed, materialism and power.
As for election action and interest, yes Katie! People down here were so intrigued by what would happen. Everyone wanted to know who was most like the left-wing politicians of ES. They wanted to know who would be the peoples president. They were also curious about candidates views on immigrations, freetrade agreements etc. Salvadorans, and many people here in Central America, know that US decisions have huge impacts on their lives. Sometimes I think we tend to forget just how much other nations rely on ours. When we have corrupt policies/acts with corrupt governments, the people (more specificly the poor) are unbelievably exploited and they are the ones who suffer.

Not only does Barrack have a huge responsibility now, but if we really want to see this world change we have many responsibilities as well. January 20th, he will start his term as our president, and hopefully the actions he takes from his first day in office will start us on track towards change. But, like our mothers always taught us when we were little, we should act responsibly and with kindness towards human beings and the earth. So, lets be aware of the actions we take and think about the possible effects they may have on others and the environment.
You people are good and wholesome and straight talkin'.
I miss you tons and hope you are well and happy and healthy and positive...
Love you! And HUGE HUGE hugs!!!
xxoo
Laura




The entry that follows is the real blog update I wrote about in my email, I just wanted to share my excitement before diving into whats going on down here.