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More Mail from el Puente de #PuertoRico

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Perhaps the media don’t talk any longer about the situation in Puerto Rico, hit by storm Maria, five weeks ago. The same five weeks we have been living without electricity, spotty cell and Internet access. But you know what, we … Continue reading →

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I got mail from el Puente de Puerto Rico

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

You got mail, Antonio. I was told this morning, as soon as I arrived at the big hall we’re using as a common space (a “Commons”?) for faculty to work, recharge devices and fill reports after hurricane Maria. As soon … Continue reading →

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Words of care for us after the (ugly) storm

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I found a quote of a haiku from poet Mario Benedetti: Los apagones permiten que uno trate con uno mismo. Which in English would be something like this (lousy translation is mine): Black-outs afford one to deal with oneself. This … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes Maria & Irma: A long story, short, in images.

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

A brief history of my involvement with Hurricane Irma. Remember Irma la douce? Well, for us Irma was douce, sweet. Thus on September 16 I began writing about hurricane Irma’s passing by Puerto Rico, quite caressing our shores but without … Continue reading →

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First day of class–again

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Yesterday, October 16 we had our first class post-Maria. All the University was under a big rain, plus it rained all night. It was fresh—not the awful heat of the past days, which compounds with the virtual absence of fans. … Continue reading →

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