Thursday, September 10, 2009

An overdose for my grandchildren: Popularity and Best Blog


This first Cuban blog contest has been avant-garde in many things, but one of the simplest and yet the most exciting, is that it is the first time that a blogger laureate within the island can participate in the awards ceremony (without having to ask permission to leave). I refer of course to Yoani Sanchez, who has been denied the right to get on a plane five times in only two years.

Her prize for Best Blog in Spanish in the Bitácoras contest, a laptop, was the prize I received yesterday for Best Blog. Luckily Orlando Luis spoke first at the end of the ceremony and my impulse to cry passed. When I came to say a few words which I don’t remember at all, at least I didn’t pout even though later that told me I was “as red as a beet.”

A Virtual Island has been made possible thanks to the perseverance of the organizers and the solidarity that exists within the Cuban blogosphere, to all these people my thanks and admiration.

6 comments:

Michael said...

Congratulations Claudia. Well desrved. Keep up the good work.

John Two said...

I love reading your blog. Congratulations.

concubino said...

hey john if you can only read the comments in spanish.they are extremely funny.

concubino said...

Hey Claudia,
I wanna say it in English after said it so many times in Spanish.

CONGRATULATIONS!!, Well done!

DonnM said...

Congratulations ......... well deserved win , You know with this WE ALL WIN !!!!!

DonnM // donnmstudio.blogspot.com

Joel D. Smith said...

From San Francisco, California, congradulations! This is one of the few blogs I read regularly, and I'm thrilled that you received this well-deserved recognition.
- Joel