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 …
Category: International
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 …
Orange Ranch
Veradero, Cuba: Deep in Matanzas Province our delegation recreated the experience of the Venceremos Brigade of more than 30 years ago, when hundreds, if not thousands, of left leaning folks made their way to Cuba to provide voluntary labor to help bring in the sugar harvest, create the new economy, and save the revolution. This …