u/Leah_Mor

-El Manicero/The Peanut Vendor

Love old Cuban music, and loved buying cucuruchitos de maní from the street vendors when I was a kid. ❤️🇨🇺

Republicano y candidato para el congreso del estado de Rhode Island, Vic Mellor, se reunió con el cangrejo en Cuba. Mellor apoya al presidente Trump y fue parte de la invasión del Capitolio el 6 de enero. Hablaron sobre negocios entre ambos países y dice que trump le caí bien al Cangrejo. Se pueden ver fotos y más información en un video en el enlace.

Republican candidate for congress in Rhode Island, Vic Mellor, traveled to Cuba and met with Raul Castro's grandson. There's some pictures in the link showing the meeting where they discussed business opportunities. Mellor says that Raul Jr. told him he's open to do business and that supposedly he likes Trump. Mellor participated in the January 6th insurrection and is an election denier. Didn't expect someone like that to meet with top people in Cuba but I'm also not completely surprised. He also said that Raul wants to bring Cuba into the 21st century.

¿Que piensan los Cubanos, particularmente los que viven en Cuba, sobre la fiesta del inicio de verano? Veo Muchos cubanos en Instagram discutiendo en los cementerios, muchos criticando la fiesta. Con todo lo que ha pasado en Cuba este año, y con los apagones que pasaron este fin de semana, la fiesta no me parece apropiada.

El Inicio de verano (summer kickoff) is an annual 3 day festival in Varadero and it took place this past weekend in el Melía Internacional. Sandro Castro was a big part of it and there was lots of Cerveza Cristal everywhere, seemed like maybe they sponsored it in some way. There have been videos going viral all weekend of pool parties, lots of drinks, food, and concerts. If you visit the Instagram or Facebook of La Familia Cubana you can see the videos. On social media it's being criticized by many Cubans who lived a completely different reality over the weekend because many parts in the interior of Cuba had long blackouts. I wouldn't really be against this this party any other year, but I find it strange to see it when I keep seeing headlines about the terrible conditions in the hospitals and a humanitarian crisis, it feels like I'm seeing two different Cubas. I think the criticisms are completely valid, and they would be valid in any country, but especially in Cuba where so many resources and institutions are run by the government. People on social media are arguing over it, including Sandro Castro who is is insulted over the slightest criticisms.

Hola. ¿Alguien aquí ha visitado el Pico Castro de Moriyón? Viajaré a Asturias este verano desde los Estados Unidos. Estaré en Oviedo visitando familia, y también pienso ir al pueblo en Villaviciosa de donde era mi bisabuelo. Me fascina la historia, especialmente en lugares donde tengo ascendencia. Me interesan mucho los castros de Galicia y Asturias y acabo de aprender sobre el Moriyón. Me llamó la atención porque es en Villaviciosa y por qué empieza igual que mi apellido, no sé si habra una relación. Vi unas fotos pero me di cuenta que no luce como los otros castros, por ejemplo como el Castro de Coaña. Quería saber si hay mucho que ver, o si no vale la pena viajar hasta allí.

Hello. I'll be going to Madrid in early July for a few days and then taking a train to Oviedo, Asturias to visit family. Last time I did this exact route was about 8 years ago and it was a quiet trip. We didn't use any locks when we put our luggage on the racks of the train, but now I keep seeing a bunch of videos on social media that things across Europe have changed and that luggage should be tied to the racks on the trains. I know a lot of things online are exaggerations but I wanted to know if there's any truth to this. Thanks.