Untitled Document The Peace Corps nurse knows where we can get a real tree. Five days before the 25th of December, with Tsegaw as interpreter, Clark collects our Ruth and Tommy and they all pile into the family Beetle to find the spot she has described: Aba Samuel’s slaughterhouse. The slaughterhouse is south of town, […]
Barbara Olson
Barbara Olson lives in Springfield and is a
member of First Presbyterian Church.
She thanks Blanca Bernasek and Carol Manley for helping with this article.
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Ten days in Cuba
We are middle-class Americans from Springfield, Ill., coming to Cuba with pockets full of cash. We don’t like the stereotype, but travel here is on a strictly cash basis. In the Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí, I catch the eye of a slight, gray-haired, grandmotherly womanstanding just outside the restrooms. She holds a roll of toilet […]
