I was looking for La Fortaleza square, ground zero for protests in Puerto Rico. I couldn’t find it when it was right in front of me, distracted by the floating butterflies. “Is this La Fortaleza?” I asked the employee of the gelato shop next door. “What?” I could hear how horrible my pronunciation had been when I asked the question. “La Fortaleza,” I said more slowly, working on my diction. “Where protests happen?” He told me I was in the right place, but it was still hard for me to believe.
The signs of resistance before us
The signs of resistance before us
The signs of resistance before us
I was looking for La Fortaleza square, ground zero for protests in Puerto Rico. I couldn’t find it when it was right in front of me, distracted by the floating butterflies. “Is this La Fortaleza?” I asked the employee of the gelato shop next door. “What?” I could hear how horrible my pronunciation had been when I asked the question. “La Fortaleza,” I said more slowly, working on my diction. “Where protests happen?” He told me I was in the right place, but it was still hard for me to believe.