"I'm stuck in Puerto Rico. I was supposed to leave on January 4, but my Delta flight was canceled after the U.S. raid on Venezuela. I arrived more than two weeks agoSunday, December 21to spend the holidays with my family in Guaynabo, just outside San Juan. I was born and raised on the island. My family's still here. A lot of my friends are still here. And there's nothing like Puerto Rican Christmastime."
"When I got back to my parents' house, both my mom and dad were awake, and the television was on in their room. They didn't ask me why I got home so late. Oh my God, sit down. This is just happening, they said with urgency, and in Spanish, of course. The U.S. had captured President Maduro of Venezuela. We were shocked."
"Later that day, I met some of my friends at the beach. That's what you do in Puerto Ricowe operate on island time and weren't going to bunker down on a sunny Saturday. We saw tourists with their luggagegiant check-in suitcasessprawled out on the beach wearing T-shirts, scrolling through their phones. Clearly, they had no place to go. People were stranded here."
A Delta flight scheduled for January 4 was canceled after a U.S. raid on Venezuela, leaving a traveler stranded in Puerto Rico during the holidays. The traveler arrived December 21 to spend Christmas with family in Guaynabo, encountering lively Puerto Rican festivities and late-night gatherings. Returning home after a night out, the family learned urgently that the U.S. had captured President Maduro of Venezuela, causing shock and a brief, stunned silence. Tourists were stranded on local beaches with luggage. Maduro was reportedly held in Aguadilla, prompting fears of broader conflict and concern about safety amid holiday attempts to enjoy celebrations.
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