Carlos Ren\u00e9 Aguilera thought he would escape Matthew\u2019s onslaught. On a visit to the United States, this renowned visual artist attentively followed the passage of the powerful hurricane through Cuba\u2019s eastern region and breathed with relief because of the scarce impact on his native Santiago de Cuba.<\/p>\n
Now he is waiting for the meteorological event together with the family members with whom he is staying in Palm Coast, in Flagler County. He has even helped to secure the house and to buy the necessary supplies, in the mist of the madness that has taken over Florida as soon as the imminent threat was announced.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at that, coming here and getting a cyclone,\u201d Aguilera commented, \u201cprecisely when I was taking some time off with my family.\u201d After previously spending some time in New York, his plan is to resume in short his work in Miami before returning to Cuba. \u201cLet\u2019s see what happens now, I expect Matthew will be benevolent with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like him, many Cubans residing or visiting Florida are already on hold prior to the arrival of the hurricane. \u201cThe people have already polished off the shops,\u201d says Marcial Lorenzo Escudero, another inhabitant of Santiago residing in the United States. Marcial is waiting for Mateo, as the hurricane is called in good Spanish.<\/p>\n