Hi Federico — For someone who teaches at UCV, I’d expect your thinking to be a bit more nuanced. I lived with my family here in Venezuela from 2010-2011 and while I was here I taught Fe y Alegría in a barrio in Barquisimeto, and I worked with Cecosesola, a food cooperative that fed 250k weekly in that same city. I’m back to visit friends, to make new ones, and to attend a conference, as I hope to do business in Venezuela one day. As an “anti-communist,” I’d expect that you’d be in support of that point. Also, as a former teacher, I taught many Venezuelans in the diaspora in New York and never questioned their intentions in migrating to the United States. I expect a similar degree of courtesy while I’m here to visit your country. I can assure you I have no interest in sex tourism. Instead, I’m here to visit a place that I love and to see what this new era in the country looks like.