Bar Raid.

This past weekend a bunch of us lovely volunteers decided to have a night out on the town in Antigua. We headed to a restaurant/bar called La Sala where there was supposed to be live music and cheap drinks. Wrong on both accounts. In addition, about 15 minutes after we arrived about 20 police officers showed up to the bar and SURROUNDED EVERYTHING – our table, the bar, the bathrooms – everything. They asked us how many drinks we’d ordered, our ages, to see our ID’s. SO weird.

Apparently, what’s done with a much quieter entrance in the US (security checks like checking exits and fire extinguishers, checking the ages of clients, checking ventilation and bathrooms etc.) is done with a LOT more flair in Guatemala. The policia stayed at the bar for about 20 minutes and, que suerte for us – we got free drinks for our “troubles.” Yes, the event was a little strange…yet I feel like things like this rarely surprise me here anymore.