Cultural Cuba - Viñales, 2020 Thursday January 9

The interesting thing about the guy in the picture is that he is wearing the Ecuador national soccer team jersey. I asked him if was from Ecuador and he told me he just liked the shirt. I still can't believe all the stuff we did. I get tired reading your blog. Love it.. Larry .

One of the many benefits of travel is that we (can) learn that other countries do some things better than we do. The maternity leave you describe would indeed astound Americans. I remember being astounded the other way when I found out that Ivan's daughter-in-law (then living in Oklahoma) was entitled to only about 4 weeks of paid leave. I find the school and town shots reminiscent of Guatemala but more prosperous looking. And how delightful that they have enough kinds of grassquits that they need to distinguish them by their markings.