DeadpanAnn (old blogger version)

We were delayed in Memphis for three hours yesterday because the front tire on the airplane deflated and had to be replaced. Things were even more hectic once we got to Miami-- mostly because NOBODY SPEAKS ENGLISH! Everywhere you turn, there are little misunderstandings because NOBODY SPEAKS ENGLISH! This affects everything -- from what carousel to go to for your luggage to where to catch a shuttle to your hotel. You know why it's so easy to get confused and spend thirty minutes standing in front of the wrong luggage station? Because NOBODY SPEAKS ENGLISH! I had always heard that about Miami, but you would not believe how few people are English speakers. It's like being in a different country. I don't know that I've seen a single regular white bread English speaking American since we've been here. I saw some black people last night, and thought Ahhhh, Southerners! Then they opened their mouths, and guess what? ESPANOL! Amy said she met a blue-haired, blonde-eyed boy last night, and he was Cuban too. They've apparently got all the colors of the rainbow in Cuba. And Miami. Apparently, the snap judgments you make about people as soon as you see them just don't hold up here. Well, you can pretty much assume everyone's Cuban.

We've got to check out of our hotel at noon, but we can't get on the ship until 1:30. I don't know what we're going to do for 90 minutes. We could go to lunch somewhere, but we've got all this luggage. It'll work out.

Three hours from now, everything around me will look like a Corona commercial.