Blog Nine

Apparently, being the big hippie that I am, I should have know who Che was last week. After both Professor Stark and Professor Serrata were blown away that I had no clue who he was, I figured I should probably do a bit of research on this guy.

So this was me before my research… pretty clueless. I thought I was a good hippie, but I guess not!

I researched Che on the internet, and the things I found out about him were really interesting and inspiring. I read that he traveled a lot, and saw people who were suffering from hunger, poverty, and disease, and it really bothered him. He was from Argentina, but he tried to help people all over Latin America, including those in Guatemala and Cuba. I just really like it when someone believes something is wrong, and they stop at noting to try and fix the problem. It really is not all that hard to notice a problem, but to actually try and come up with a solution and take action is the important thing. 

Che wanted to improve literacy rates, get people jobs, find ways to feed people, and more. He fought in battles using guerrilla warfare tactics, and when he was fighting in war, I read that he was actually allergic to mosquitos, so when he was bit by a ton of them he said it was "the most painful days if the war". Che's ideas and actions were influenced by Marxism, which makes sense to me, considering the fact that he was involved in Cuba's affairs when Fidel was in charge. 

Che did a lot during his lifetime, and theres no way I could accurately cover this all in my blog. I do see now why it was so surprising that I had no idea who Che was, because now I am like why did I just now find out about him? I really do think he had a lot of good in his heart, and even though he methods were not always as peaceful as they could have been, he was fighting for the right cause, and he wasn't afraid to fight for what he thought was right.