On our way to school yesterday, I saw like 20 trucks full of SWAT Team or military or something driving around Puebla Centre, near my school. And all during class we kept hearing these loud booms. So after class, I was hoping to see what was going on. I went for my normal walk,a nd saw the SWAT teams just driving around. I wanted to take a picture but I didn´t want to get in trouble or anything. I end up at el zocalo, and there is something not normal about it. And I start just taking pictures of the place, because I don´t have any yet, when a crowd of people come marching down the streets chanting and cheering. So I sat on a bench to watch. I figure out it is the public school teachers plus supporters. And they all stop in the middle of the street and someone with a microphone and speakers starts talking, people cheering, chanting, everything. It was pretty cool.
So I stuck around for a while, taking pictures and looking around. It was cool, because of the demonstration, all the roads were closed. So I got a lot of cool pictures from places I wouldn´t normally be able to stand.
As I was about to leave, I hear another comotion coming our way, and it is a whole nother group! This one was led by a lady on a microphone, which was hooked up to a car, and using the car speakers. They were for the same cause, and when they met up with the first group there was lots of cheering and chanting.
I have some good pictures I will put up when I get a chance.
I never did find out what the loud booms were. They continued through the rally, but, I didn´t know how to find them.
My teacher said today that these protests happen all the time. I hope there are some exciting ones, everyone was just siting on benches and steps listening to the people on the microphones.
Last night it started raining, and rained all night long. Today, around 10 it started up again, and my school lost power. It looks like the sun is out now.
We´re going to Oaxaca tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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