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My parents went to a lot of trouble and expense in getting a group of us cousins (9) to leave together to care for one another. As we got closer to our departure, my uncles and aunts could not bear to part from their children,and in the end if was just my little sister and I (the caretaker.) I'm sure all of the older sisters & brothers can relate. I remember at night I would climb down my bunk bed and would hold my little sister till she felt asleep as she cried. It was tough, but I clingged to all the wonderful and good memories I had of Cuba. I thanked God for my parent's wisdom, and that they remain firm in their decision. Yes, all of my cousins are still in the island, and we do keep in touch- we all have paid a high price, but I believe we got a bonus on life. I would like to get in touch with any of my classmates from St. Teresita del Nino Jesus, a private-catholic school in Central Habana. The directors were Vicente Garcia y Madelina de la Cruz. In 1962 I was in 3rd-4th grade. Teachers I remembered named Srta Lydia y Srta Sarita- they were excellent and wonderful. Names I remembered of my classmates: Tania Lee, Eduardo y Mercy Blanco Esquivel, Amado y Juan Carlos Fernandez, Barbara Garcia. I hope that all of you also fled Cuba and are here safe & doing well. I wish all Peter Pan children, love & peace. Bless you!
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Querida Mery: Me ha dado alegría tu mensaje. Efectivamente, hemos entrado en un paseo por la Avenida de los Recuerdos y hemos comenzado un nuevo capítulo en nuestras vidas. Es muy emocionante volver a encontrarse despues de tantos años con personas que fueron importantes para nosotras durante aquellos entronques de nuestros destinos. Yo he tenido tantas emociones ya que he perdido la cuenta. ¡Y todavía me faltan varias personas por encontrar-ver-conocer! Se me ocurre que nuestra magia Pedro Panera en la vida real es mucho más extraordinaria que la del cuento con su polvo de hadas. Por éso me fascina seguir leyendo los relatos que van entrando en el website. Me maravilla y conmueve ver como les fue a aquellos niñitos que volaron llorando, asustados y llenos de preguntas sobre el Estrecho de La Florida casi cincuenta años atrás. Que el 2010 te traiga a ti y a los tuyos muchas bendiciones. Ya yo empecé con tener la bendición de comunicarme contigo y con otros nuevos-viejos amigos y co-viajeros Pedro Pan. Besos y abrazos, Yoli
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Yolanda Cardenas Ganong
| Jan 14th 2010
MARIA,ME ALEGRO MUCHO RECIBIR TU MENSAJES Y VEO QUE ME RECUERDAS MUY BIEN TUVE QUE BUSCAR MI LIBRO DE LA ESCUELA PARA CONOCERTE PUES NO ME RECORDABA ES MAS ME PARECIO QUE ERA QUE YO PENSABA TU ERAS JUNIOR CUANDO YO ERA SENIOR POR LO QUE ME CUENTAS SABES BIEN DE MI VIDA PUES SABE DONDE COGIAMOS LA GUAGUA PARA ESCUELA. EN TU PROFLIE VEO QUE VIVES CERCA DE MI PUES YO VIVO EN EL WESTBANK EN GRETNA POR FAVOR LLAMAME CUANDO PUEDAS MI NUMERO ES 504 3930678
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Alejandra Gutierrez Ramos
| Jan 12th 2010
Hi Mary, si yo soy el hijo de Mario & Silvia, me alegra mucho te hallas comunicado conmigo.Si puedes llamame por telefono me gustaria saber de ustedes. Mario (786)218-1207 mctek@ymail.com
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Mario Carvajal Sanchez
| Nov 22nd 2009
Maria de los A(¿Angeles?: Welcome to this network and thank you for sharing your story. Yes, I can well relate to your feelings as the older sister comforting a little sister or brother for whom we felt so responsible in the absence of our parents. ¡But my little brother was one year older than you were when you were filling that role in the Camp! It always brings tears to my eyes to remember how older siblings, even as young as you, rose to the ocassion and grew up practically overnight to compensate for the parents who could not be there. I was one of the Florida City "viejitas" (como dice Otmara Capote) and I remember comforting many of the younger ones, all my hermanitos under those circumstances. I trust you will find the old friends and acquaintances that will fill back in some of those spaces left in your heart after that hasty and traumatic departure from Cuba. A big hug from your (big) sister, Yoli
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Yolanda Cardenas Ganong
| Nov 17th 2009
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