Oswaldo Álvarez Paz

The Avila continues burning. Two days straight. A few volunteers fight against the flames. They need water, milk, food and equipment. The government doesn’t have enough resources to combat fire. Why? I don’t have the official answer but my personal creed makes me believe that you could buy some rescue helicopters instead of Russian planes.

Just when I arrived to my house another new appeared: the opposition leader, Oswaldo Álvarez Paz was detained by the government in his residence. Sadly night, not because I had an especial affect for Álvarez Paz, the thing here is that this men was arrested violating all his rights. Duly defense? No thanks. It’s official: your opinion in Venezuela could let you know the jail. I could be next, or maybe you, especially if you defend freedoms against a communist regime.

Caribbean nightmare

What would you say if in one single day the Ávila Mountain suffers its biggest fire of history, a cop is killed five hundred meters from your house and the Democratic Party passes the Health Care Reform in the House? For me, it seems like a terrible nightmare.

Is not easy to understand how you can live in a Country that crumbles more and more as every second passes by. When I awoke today, the Avila wasn’t burned, the police officer was alive and USA was a free country. Now America became socialist (welcome fellows), the guy is dead and the mountain is covered with ashes.

I feel impotent to assimilate the daily changes that surround Caracas. You have to pray a lot I you don’t want to lose control, faith and the conviction that thing can be better.

Caribbean gift

Today I ended my second term tests. Caracas is suffering a big heat wave. However, the city has a special light and the plants are filled with beautifulness. A little example of what I mean can be witnessed with the bromeliads from my garden. Caribbean gift. 

Three exams in a row

I’m almost done with my term tests. This week I had three exams in a row: Monday, tax law, Tuesday, Criminology, Wednesday, Administrative Law II. One test remains undone: Probate law on Saturday. I apologize because I didn’t write anything during this period, but I believe that there were other priorities.