Trying to sleep

The green tea and booming club music kept me awake past nine o'clock tonight. Most of the day during my boat excursion I could not help but think of how fortunate I would be to peacefully rest in the solace of my own room tonight. But as I turned off my light tonight, that's not what I got.

There was a loud racket of club bass booming from a new tv or sound system nearby. Theyve had this system for a few days now, so im starting to get used to it. Shouting I will also hear from time to time, but now there's some kind of beating in the street. A man wont stop yelling. Sometimes i think that hearing a humans voice can evoke more emotion than seeing a humans face. When I hear hitting happening I rush over to the window - not like I have a phone or anything to call police with.

There's a crowd of people watching and now breaking it up. Even young children. The club music stops for it. The man - who is crazy - is pulled down the street and i think thats the end of it. He comes back a second.. And third time. The second time is too much for me to handle. It's a domestic dispute and the man is obviously crazy. At least there are always others around when these events occur here (like te suicide jumper). At the end of the day, this day in particular, I just want rest and escape from the world. I guess it's tough to come by.

The others here said that what we've seen here has been begarless and wealthy compared to where they've traveled to in south America. Begarless? I hate been harassed and touched for money each and everytime I walk outside and they consider this town to be beggar-free. Geez. Getting a feel for the ways of the world... The real world and the social fashion and the politics it consumes is a mindtrip.