Update

So I wanted to provide an update/give you more correct information on both the gas shortage and the teacher strike.

1) The gas shortage appears to continue though not quite as severely as before. There are more motos on the road and the other day we paid the equivalent of $2 a liter instead of $4, however there is still a shortage. This past Friday while driving by a local gas station there were about 25 cars in a line and around 150 motos parked waiting for gas. When a gas station has gas, it gets swarmed with customers until there is no gas left. While things appear to be a bit better, there is still a ways to go before the gas shortage really finishes.

Here is a picture that I took while passing the local gas station. In this picture, there are only a few cars and maybe 60 motos.

2) The teacher strike has ended, and all students are back to schools. I have since learned that the strike was because they were not paid for last year’s exam preparation and marking, which is slightly different than what I originally posted. It is sometimes hard to get accurate information because I receive information mostly from a variety of people who hear it from others or the radio.