At 11:20, the twelve students sprinted with glee down the street to El Presidente hotel where they huddled around the pool bar. Some ordered mojitos, and some ordered piña coladas. This was a celebration; one that is so beyond unique and ironic that fiction could never have dreamt of it: Americans, mojitos, Cuba, the Presidential Inauguration, El Presidente Hotel, classtime, CNN en español.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Yes, We Did.
In Havana there were twelve American students who eagerly anticipated the beginning of Obamarama. They began their day by eating a stick-to-your-hips breakfast of cheese, bread, eggs, butter, and coffee. At 10:30AM they marched to Casa de las Americas like they do everyday for classes. This day, however, the students were granted a recess in the middle of classes for Obamarama.
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