I've been
watching with interest our president's visit to Cuba. I don't really have an
opinion one way of the other. It simply brought back memories of a gentler time.
Seventy years
ago, as a graduation present, my father took us all to Cuba. I had a ball. Just
fresh from Spanish classes. I was able to understand most of what the Cubans
said. I had been taught Castillian Spanish and had some trouble with the Cuban
"slang". But it was so much fun.
To top it off,
my father invited my boyfriend Winks to come along. I guess at that age I
wasn't aware of the poverty and domination of the Cuban people. All I knew was
that Havana was a beautiful city. We spent three days in Cuba, taking side
trips into the countryside. It is a beautiful country.
Unfortunately,
that was the first and last time I spoke Spanish. If you don't use it you lose
it
