Visiting Cuba!

Aldo Lopez-Gavilan

  If you take US government policy at face value, Cuba is a threat to our nation in the same category as Iran, Syria, and North Korea. So who would want to visit such a place after the previous administration declared Cuba “terrorist” in 2021?  Shouldn’t we, citizens of the most powerful nation in the world (and 90 miles from the Florida coast), be too frightened or politically “righteous” to visit?
  When the opportunity to spend five days in Cuba came our way through cultural visitation auspices of the Oracle Piano Society (OPS) we (mostly Kaz) did our own research.  Our enthusiasm was super charged by a musical performance sponsored by OPS.  Cuban pianist Aldo Lopez-Gavilan stunned us in last October’s event playing his own compositions.   In fact, that evening as we entered the Oracle Center for the Arts with no particular passion for jazz, I was personally won over … a true convert.
  Is this what the US government means by “sponsoring terrorism”?
  In fact, Aldo’s performance solidified our commitment to the Cuba tour … from which we just returned.  

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