My computer is not too happy right now that it won't let me upload photos. Well, I will keep trying.
Today is Friday, which means we have a soccer practice again. However, what I want to write about is what I saw last night. On the way back from a church with my close family, I saw a bunch of police cars and people on the street. According to what they explained to me was that gang members took money from a taxi driver and killed him. Crime rate in Guatemala is very high as you can imagine, and it is getting worse as Mexico is fighting a drug war over there. A lot of drug business is coming down to Guatemala and Salvador. Also they explained to me that about 90% of the times, criminals will not be caught, which leads to more crimes due to that fact that there are no jobs and people are suffering. The interesting fact here I observed is that women can find jobs easier than men because women tend to be the one who are taking care of children, which means having a job is very important to them. Alcoholism among men is a big issue here. I see a lot of men sleeping on the street drunk even it is raining. I think lack of jobs among men leads to more serious alcoholism.
Well, I have to go and see the kids!
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