I understand how you are feeling too. I am living in one of those countries that is experiencing serious social turmoil at the moment. People are unhappy with the inequality in society. That is understandable. Unfortunately, it has devolved into protests that quickly turn violent, looting, clashes between riot police and protestors and metro stations and buses being burned.

Things calm down for short periods, but then fall apart again. Last night got really violent. The economy is a disaster. Like many people here, I found myself out of work soon after this started. Businesses are closing down left and right. I never thought I’d be living through something like this.

In order to be able to buy a house, my husband and I moved out of the capital. While I am happy to be out of the worst of the problems, it is isolating. I haven’t made new friends here and it’s been tough to meet up with friends in the city between the disturbances disrupting transit and people just generally being busy. On top of that, not working also contributes to the feeling of isolation. I have done a few freelance assignments, but I only deal with one of the owners via e-mail.

I do often wonder where the world is headed . . . and am not optimistic.