Woman on Top: Liaena Hernández Martínez

Liaena Hernández Martínez

Member of Parliament
Republic of Cuba

• Born in 1990 in Manuel Tames, Cuba, in the country's Guantamo Province.
• Volunteered for active military service under the Servicio Militar Voluntario Femenino.
• Served for seven months in the Brigada de la Frontera, an all-female brigade guarding the border with America's Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
• Elected to the Cuban Parliament in March 2008 to represent her home town of Manuel Tames, making her the youngest member of parliament.
• Touted as the future of Cuba's communist revolution, representing women and youth empowerment. ¡A las armas, valientes, corred!
• Read more about her here (BBC), here, and here.
  

Manila, T minus 6 hours

Leaving for SFO in a few hours.  Taking NW this time, instead of my preferred airline CX.  I'm not particularly looking forward to NW's bad food and unpleasant stew... flight attendants.  But this year, for MNL-SFO-MNL tickets, NW is $162 cheaper than CX so I figured the savings was greater than the monetised value of better service.  I hope I won't regret this choice the next time I have to ask for water.

This is a time of great flux for me, so this trip is especially significant.  

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I'll miss you so much, Dear.  Take care and be safe.  사랑해.