Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic: Yesterday in the Capitolio neighborhood one thing did not quite add up, and I finally figured out what was not settling easily – I was in Santo Domingo physically, but mentally I was still in Havana. When the civic associations were explaining their actions, we were confused because they did not …
Month: March 2004
Santo Domingo/ACORN International
Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic: Santo Domingo is something else again! We flew two hours to the east and south into another time zone – Caracas time in the same way one would say that eastern standard is New York time or Central Standard is Chicago time – and another world. Here an election is just …
Leaving Cuba
Havana, Cuba: I leave Havana for Santa Domingo with more questions than answers. Our hosts with the CDC had been sincere and gracious. The delegation had been open handed and welcoming. We had all learned a huge amount in a relatively short period of time. Some things just did not add up, but perhaps it …