On March 27, Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela, visited the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour. Here is an excerpt from Mendoza's blog entry, which has since been removed, with her original spelling and punctuation intact.
"This week, Guantanamo!!! It was an incredible experience. … All the guys from the Army were amazing with us. We visited the Detainees camps and we saw the jails, where they shower, how the recreate themselves with movies, classes of art, books. It was very interesting. We took a ride with the Marines around the land to see the division of Gitmo and Cuba while they were informed us with a little bit of history.
"The water in Guantanamo Bay is soooo beautiful! It was unbelievable, we were able to enjoy it for at least an hour. We went to the glass beach, and realized the name of it comes from the little pieces of broken glass from hundred of years ago. It is pretty to see all the colors shining with the sun. That day we met a beautiful lady named Rebeca who does wonders with the glasses from the beach. She creates jewelry with it and of course I bought a necklace from her that will remind me of Guantanamo Bay :)
"I didn't want to leave, it was such a relaxing place, so calm and beautiful."
BILL DURYEA, St. Petersburg Times.
