This week has been the last week of campaigning before election day today. The current president made a visit to our town on Tuesday. He's not very popular with the people so it didn't create too big of a stir. However, Wednesday was a different story altogether. The wife of one candidate, who is from this town, came to visit and speak on Wednesday. Tents were set up on the street outside my house with chairs and a sound system. Ladies came dressed in their finest outfits to see and hear the wife. I stayed inside my house but I would sneak peaks at the crowd off and on. You could hear the chatter of women's conversations as they sat and visited waiting for the arrival of the candidate's wife. Of course, there was some singing and drum playing off and on throughout the afternoon.
The candidate himself came to visit on Thursday. There was a parade and large gathering in the center of town to hear him speak. This was the most excitement our town has had since I arrived in October.
Today has been pretty quiet since it is election day. It has almost seemed a little too quiet. We are all anxiously waiting to see what the results of the election will be. Senegal has been a peaceful, stable country throughout the years. I'm praying that it will remain that way in the days ahead.
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