Wind, Gusanos, and Palestine

The wind is so strong here all the windows shake. It sounds like a constant barrage against every room in the apartment. Upstairs the slat windows squeak. Every gust of wind screams, too.

But it's still warmer than home, so I'm certainly not complaining.

Yesterday we went to a pro-Palestinian rally at la Universidad de la Habana. I guess technically it was called a protest, but when it's a state-funded gathering it doesn't seem to be so rebellious. Oddly enough, the same afternoon that this pro-Palestinian rally was going on, a pro-Israeli rally was going on in Boston. After hearing Cuba's side on things, their support of Palestine makes sense. After all, the Israelis are killing a heck of a lot more people than the Palestinians are (or so they say).

It's very loud in here. There are several conversations at elevated volumes surrounding me, and the wind is screaming its own opinions.

I'm reading Catch-22 right now and it's lovely.

I'm planning a blog entry on the Cubans' views on the American gusanos. As an American, I had never thought about the opinions of Cubans regarding those who have fled the country to the states, and vice-versa.

Here are some photos from the rally: