Suhr Post 2

In chapter 12 Alberto recalls having a conversation with a school teacher that escaped from Cuba. This woman shows a lot of bravery. In 1961 she had been a part of the resistance. By night she would take ammunition and supplies to men in the Escambray Mountains by horse back. By day she would teach a kindergarten class. Can you imagine being a school teacher and then sneaking off with loads of ammunition on a horse at night? If the police had caught her or discovered what she was doing she could have been killed. The fact that she knows this and still continues to do it is very inspirational. She eventually is taken over to America by boat and met by a C.I.A. agent. Her bravery and actions were rewarded with freedom but she came very close to being captured by the police. The fact that an ordinary school teacher could be filled up with so much bravery just shows how bad life is over in Cuba.