What about President Maduro and the Venezuelan crisis?

I'm sure many readers might like to hear my opinions on the Venezuelan crisis. My opinions are very strong on this subject, but I still think it best that I don't share my opinions at all. I did spend 3 years in Venezuela and struggled with the economic crisis on a personal and professional level, but my frustrations and difficulties are nothing compared to what the people are going through now. As long as there is a chance that I can visit Venezuela in the future, I will refrain from sharing my views publicly on this topic.

Those of you who know me personally have asked me about it, and this is the best way to share about it (in person). I know many of you will never meet me, in which case I encourage you to check out the blogs of native Venezuelans (unfortunately I do not have one to recommend at the moment, but I'm sure there are hundreds!).

I also read the local newspapers from Venezuela (in Spanish) to get a more clear idea of what information is most current and accurate in the situation. El Carabobeno is excellent if you are a Spanish speaker, and Reuters is a great place to start if you are an English-speaker.

Que vive Venezuela! (Long live Venezuela!)

A little editing perhaps?

I was just looking over my posts during the past few months and realized I have mistakenly put a few posts here which would have better fit under an entirely new blog entitled "Minnesota"! Thank you to those of you who overlooked this fact and kept reading ;-) I'm still much more busy than I'd like to be, so it's hard to find time to reflect on blogging and really make the best of it at every attempt. Thank you for being a dedicated reader and for checking out my other blogs, too!