NY Times: One Day in the Life of Battered Puerto Rico
Posted by
cypresstx on 9/30/2017, 8:17 pm
NY Times: One Day in the Life of Battered Puerto Rico
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/30/us/24-hours-in-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-maria.html
compelling, personal accounts from Corozal, Santurce, San Juan, Ocean Park, Trujillo Alto, Santurce, Arecibo, Guayama, Barrio Vietnam, Guaynabo, Utuado, Salinas, Ponce - hard to keep a dry eye
There's an expression in Puerto Rico: "Hay que echar pa' lante." It roughly translates to "Gotta move forward."
It is an expression of optimism in the face of adversity, which Puerto Rico had in abundance even before Maria. The storm threw Puerto Rico into the darkest, most hellish abyss it has seen in generations. Maybe it would be naïve to think that a sustained dose of "Hay que echar pa' lante" is enough for the island and its people to make it through. But it would be a misunderstanding of Puerto Rico's people and culture not to factor it in.
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humanitarian aid/evac for Puerto Rico & other islands -
cypresstx,
9/25/2017, 6:25 am- latest from StormCarib.com - cypresstx, 10/1/2017, 4:59 am
- NY Times: One Day in the Life of Battered Puerto Rico - cypresstx, 9/30/2017, 9:17 pm
- San Juan mayor done with playing nice - Chris in Tampa, 9/29/2017, 8:38 pm
- What retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore thinks about things. - Chris in Tampa, 9/29/2017, 12:23 am
- Tuesday--Sept 26 report from StormCarib-- PR - freesong, 9/28/2017, 1:50 pm
- Jones Act waiver will be in effect for 10 days after signature and covers all products being shipped - cypresstx, 9/28/2017, 1:08 pm
- Petagon puts Army Brig. Gen. Richard C. Kim in charge of coordinating operations - cypresstx, 9/28/2017, 1:04 pm
- Carnival and Royal Caribbean send cruise ships to PR - Stedwoo, 9/27/2017, 4:10 am
- Pentagon: Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Prepares to Depart for Puerto Rico - cypresstx, 9/26/2017, 8:03 pm
- "I know that leaders aren't supposed to cry...But we are having a humanitarian crisis here" - cypresstx, 9/26/2017, 3:22 pm
- Re: humanitarian aid/evac for Puerto Rico & other islands - Stedwoo, 9/25/2017, 11:21 pm
- 09/25 Puerto Rico and USVI Updates - Spin_Doctor, 9/25/2017, 3:45 pm
- Main Port in San Juan was opened on Sat...23rd. - AquaRN, 9/25/2017, 7:43 am
- Re: humanitarian aid/evac for Puerto Rico & other islands - Chris in Tampa, 9/25/2017, 6:47 am
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