The epic almost never-ending search

Jun 30

Juliette MaxwellJulie 3 Comments

for my IFE.

IFE, what is that?

Actually IFE is an acronym for Instituto Federal Electoral which is the institute that handles the voting process and the voting laws here in Mexico. When you reach the age of 18, you have to go to your local IFE office and get your Voter ID which is commonly called IFE although that Id says “Credencial para Votar” meaning voting credential.

As you may or may not know, there is going to be a big election here in Mexico this Sunday. It is not the presidential election but it’s important because we get to vote for the district representatives and the mayor.

I still don’t know who I’m going to vote for. My dad and sister are voting for PAN (Partido Acción Nacional) which is the same party of our President. My mum doesn’t vote because of religious reasons (I don’t know what religion has to do with voting but that’s her issue). I don’t know, there isn’t a party that calls my attention and none of the candidates look very reliable to me.

I have 4 more days to make up my mind though.

Now, the story of the lost IFE…

Once upon a time, when Julie went to Silicon Valley, she took with her a wallet which contained: money, passport and her IFE. After she came back to her beloved Mexico City, she changed wallets but forgot to put her IFE in the new wallet.

The old wallet then passed through a number of places and situations before resting at the bottom of Julie’s closet, behind her shoes. Months went by and since I don’t really go to places where my IFE is required I left its lost state in the back of my mind until last week when I remembered that we have to vote this Sunday.

In the process of searching for it I:

  • lift Liz’s bed (Liz has a bed for her in my room)
  • organized all my belongings
  • went over a HUGE stack of papers and notebooks
  • cleaned out all my purses, book bags and pockets
  • organized my shoes

And there it was, lying behind the shoes. The wallet and I opened it and there was my IFE, safe and sound.

If you’re in Mexico, do you know who are you going to vote for?

Kisses,

Julie.

3 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. Alekz
    Jun 30, 2009 @ 17:55:37

    Pues mira, con tal de poner oposición a leyes que van en contra de mis principios como la del aborto y pena de muerte, el partido verde queda descartado, y el PAN en su ideología (me la sé porque me hicieron hacer un trabajo sobre eso en la prepa xD) tiene como principio defender la vida.

    El PRI… no sé XD y ps los otros hueva.

  2. GeNmA
    Jun 30, 2009 @ 18:00:42

    De toooooodos los partidos, dime quien propone renovar por completo el sistema de mierda que tenemos y por ese voto…….. igual y en mi siguiente vida.
    Además de votar tienes que ir a lo de las casillas no? te había tocado o que pasó con eso?
    n_n /

  3. Aurea
    Jul 01, 2009 @ 02:37:55

    si yo estuviera en México de verdad que no tendría por quien votar, que triste no?

    Lamentablemente los políticos en México solo piensan es sus propios intereses y en como quedar bien con los mal poderorosos.

    Bueno Juls, pues que bueno que encontraste tu credencial, y de paso limpiaste :D Espero que votes por “el mejor”, sea quien sea :S y si hay…