https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy en-us 2022-05-31 17:14:07 UTC 2022-06-09 16:38:07 UTC hello@padlet.com mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2208001452 Fidel Castro makes an announcement saying anybody who wants to leave Cuba may leave legally.]]> 2022-06-01 20:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2208001452 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2208064437 Isabel convinces her family they can all leave with her father, she gets the Castillos to share their boat as long as she gets them gasoline. To do so, she trades her trumpet for some. ]]> 2022-06-01 22:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2208064437 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2208071059 Isabel saves Señor Castillo's life after he falls off the boat. Señor Castillo fell off the boat while they were trying to escape a large boat without being seen, since they didn't want to get taken back to Cuba, Señor Castillo was alive but unconscious. ]]> 2022-06-01 22:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2208071059 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2209188675 Isabel plays her trumpet for all the tourists of Havana, but then a riot breaks out and she has to save her father from being beaten to death by police officers, this makes them realize her father has to leave Havana immediately. ]]> 2022-06-02 16:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2209188675 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210208776 At a young age, the "Great Storm" (as America calls it) came and almost killed her. However she was saved by her grandfather. Sadly, her grandmother perished and she was forced to only watch, not being able to help. ]]> 2022-06-03 13:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210208776 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210220803 A giant cyclone stretched from Canada through the U.S. across Cuba and into Central America. It destroyed many homes and killed many people, including Isabel's grandmother. Though, she is a fictional character. ]]> 2022-06-03 13:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210220803 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210402422 The Havana riots happened in the beginning of Refugee. They rioted to rebel against Fidel Castro, the president of Cuba.]]> 2022-06-03 17:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210402422 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210405273 They all arrive at what they think is Miami, or anywhere around Florida. However it's the Bahamas, and they don't take refugees. However people there do supply them with food, water, etc. ]]> 2022-06-03 17:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210405273 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210405792 During the 1990s the Bahamas didn't accept refugees and if they set foot on the ground they'd get deported back to wherever they came from. However other places in America, like Florida, accepted refugees.]]> 2022-06-03 17:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2210405792 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212416362 Isabel's pregnant mother starts to have contractions, which means the baby will come soon and they need land as soon as possible. ]]> 2022-06-06 16:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212416362 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212419709 Isabel's best friend Iván died from a shark attack. A gang of sharks had attacked all at once, leaving a nasty wound on Iván's right leg. He died due to bleeding out. ]]> 2022-06-06 16:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212419709 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212467703 Before dumping Iván's lifeless body in the ocean Señora Castillo wanted to say a prayer. So they then had a makeshift funeral for Iván and then dumped him in the ocean.]]> 2022-06-06 17:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212467703 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212469519 The ship is finally on the Florida coast, almost to Miami. However, the boat begins sinking, and they realize everyone has to make a choice. Try to fix the boat, or swim. ]]> 2022-06-06 17:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2212469519 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213874058 Almost to Miami, Isabel's mother starts to have her baby, and they become desperate to get to Miami, but the coast guard was chasing them, so Lito jumps off and waits for the coast guard to take him back to Cuba. ]]> 2022-06-07 16:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213874058 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213876804 Isabel's baby brother is born and they soon get to Florida, and baby Mariano is a U.S. citizen.]]> 2022-06-07 17:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213876804 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213877746 People start leaving Cuba, hoping to find a new home now that they finally have the chance after so long. 35-thousand people left Cuba. ]]> 2022-06-07 17:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213877746 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213878491 Miami, Florida's refugee policy is they accept refugees when they get on land, but if they are caught on the water they get sent back to where they came from. In the book, they call it "Wet feet, dry feet."]]> 2022-06-07 17:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213878491 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213885257 Isabel finally lives the life she deserves. Going to school, learning English, and counting clave after trying so many times. ]]> 2022-06-07 17:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2213885257 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215241093 Fidel Castro is president now and is not letting anyone leave Cuba. Or else they'd be thrown in jail when trying to leave. If they stood against him, they got the same punishment. ]]> 2022-06-08 17:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215241093 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215244787 President Clinton announced refugees from Cuba can stay in The States. Isabel and her family called it "Wet Foot, Dry Foot." ]]> 2022-06-08 17:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215244787 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215246841 Many people tried to leave by sea. It's estimated that every 3 out of 5 people died on their way.]]> 2022-06-08 17:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215246841 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215247760 Obama ends the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy. ]]> 2022-06-08 17:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215247760 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215250651 The baby is born. They try to drag the boat to shore and eventually make it. They are now allowed to stay in The States.]]> 2022-06-08 17:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2215250651 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2216352207 A coast guard sees them and tells them that they are going to be boarded. Isabel's mother is about to have the baby and wants to have it in el norte more than anything else]]> 2022-06-09 13:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2216352207 mohaidheennaila86 https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2216356576 They finally leave Cuba, but the authorities chase them when Luis and his girlfriend, Amara, join them because they are not allowed to leave, nor is Isabel's father, who's a criminal. ]]> 2022-06-09 13:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mohaidheennaila86/8o0v8xj6c8o2k7xy/wish/2216356576