Update: Semi-Evacuation

In the last two days there have been more vehicle attacks on the main highway as well as a prison break and no shortage of crazy rumors, who knows how many of which are true. People in the central provinces are getting very freaked out, and since the situation doesn't seem to be improving, Peace Corps decided to move several volunteers to safer locations as a precautionary measure.

I'm totally fine, in a guesthouse with Szasha and we're waiting for Independence Day (tomorrow) to pass. At that point, we'll either go back to our sites or we'll get sent across the border to shelter in Malawi. We have our emergency bags with us, with all the essential items that we'd need if we do have to evacuate.

Unfortuantely, I've also come down with some kind of illness -- it's super fun to get a call saying you have one hour to pack up your stuff and move out as you're feverishly in bed. Thankfully, though, we got a very nice ride to the city and now I'm safe and sound, hiding in in our room, waiting it out.

On the upside, the dueling political parties entered negotiations again today, so fingers crossed that those go well. Right now, we're just taking it day by day and seeing what happens next.