#atozchallenge: C is for Castro and Che
Bonus C: C. Lee is in Nicky Peacock's Spotlight today in the U.K. How does she manage to be in the U.K. and Cuba at the same time? Alex lent me his cloning machine!
Here's to a great AtoZ!
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This year I traveled to Cuba. You know, it's that little island that's spitting distance from Florida and should not be visited without special dispensation. I wanted to see it before MacDonald's arrived. I'm so glad I did. I learned a lot and I met some wonderful people. It seems they like us. Now there's a change!
I'll add a short T/F quiz to each post the same as I did last year about Burma, and I'll post the answers to the questions the following day.
Answers to your T/F Quiz for B:
TRUE 1.The period of "modern architecture" in Cuba did start in the 1950s.
Actually, this is kind of a trick question since the word "modern" is a squishy one. But it seems it's used to separate buildings from the Colonial and Art Deco periods and definitely from the post 1959 one.
FALSE 2.The bici-taxi isn't unique to Cuba. They're called by many names (pedicabs, samloes), but they're found in many countries around the world including cities in the U.S.
C is for Castro and Che
Che Overlooking Independence Square
In Cuba images of Che and other Cuban heroes are just about everywhere. This fifteen-story wire piece of Che stares out over the wide expanse of Independence Square.
This Havana immense square is the 31st largest square in the world today and has seen many history-making events. The most recent events were the Pope's visit and Obama's visit.
True/False Quiz for C:
1. Castro's image is on almost every wall and billboard in Cuba.2. Che was originally an Argentinian Marxist before going to Cuba.
Answers tomorrow.
Beware the White Rabbit (Anthology: They Call Me Alice), Leap Books, Summer '15
Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12
Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Anthology story: Into the Sea of Dew
Here's to a great AtoZ!
Join in the FUN.
This year I traveled to Cuba. You know, it's that little island that's spitting distance from Florida and should not be visited without special dispensation. I wanted to see it before MacDonald's arrived. I'm so glad I did. I learned a lot and I met some wonderful people. It seems they like us. Now there's a change!
I'll add a short T/F quiz to each post the same as I did last year about Burma, and I'll post the answers to the questions the following day.
Answers to your T/F Quiz for B:
TRUE 1.The period of "modern architecture" in Cuba did start in the 1950s.
Actually, this is kind of a trick question since the word "modern" is a squishy one. But it seems it's used to separate buildings from the Colonial and Art Deco periods and definitely from the post 1959 one.
FALSE 2.The bici-taxi isn't unique to Cuba. They're called by many names (pedicabs, samloes), but they're found in many countries around the world including cities in the U.S.
C is for Castro and Che
Che Overlooking Independence SquareIn Cuba images of Che and other Cuban heroes are just about everywhere. This fifteen-story wire piece of Che stares out over the wide expanse of Independence Square.
This Havana immense square is the 31st largest square in the world today and has seen many history-making events. The most recent events were the Pope's visit and Obama's visit.
True/False Quiz for C:
1. Castro's image is on almost every wall and billboard in Cuba.2. Che was originally an Argentinian Marxist before going to Cuba.
Answers tomorrow.
Beware the White Rabbit (Anthology: They Call Me Alice), Leap Books, Summer '15
Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12
Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Anthology story: Into the Sea of Dew
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