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And, so, I am travelling again

I would ask for your prayers today. I, again, thought that I would be returning to finish a discussion that I had started days ago. However, yesterday, I was notified that my first cousin had had a stroke and is in intensive care. [I also need to visit my priest friend again.] Now, I should mention that this cousin is somewhat special. She was born on the same day that I was, within a few hours of... [Read more]

Se habla español

A veces no entiendo la antipatía que algunos en este país muestran en contra el hablar español en público. Sé que una vez recién tuve la experiencia, en un empleo seglar, de estar hablando en castellano con una obrera de otra sección. Estabamos fuera de trabajo, y era una simple charla social. De todos modos, otra obrera nos escuchó y pidió que parasemos. Cuando no lo hicimos,... [Read more]

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Guayabera Clergy shirt

The Almy company (http://www.almy.com/) makes what they call a Panama shirt. I would call it a guayabera (as would a Phillipine). Unless I remember wrongly, the difference between a Panama shirt and a Guayabera is that the Guayabera has two lower pockets while the Panama shirt does not. However, and this is yet another small point, it is not a Cuban guayabera. A Cuban guayabera has two pleats down... [Read more]