Said because theres absolutely no opportunity here. And i thought everybody who is young with any sort of drive or initiative, if their dream is to get out of this country this is never going to change. And i thought, well, what are we doing to help remedy this . And thats when i realized the answer was absolutely nothing. Our policy is only aggravating the situation. Instead of being able to bring the International Community together to help reserve pressure toward the castro regime weve isolated ourselves toward the International Community. Theyve run the other way because they dont want to be seen as maligned with this overreaching policy. Its done nothing to help Civil Society on the island, tomorrow power to empower them in any way. Its given us no leverage with the cubans to push for changes. They dont respond to basically anything we say on this side. And it hasnt overall it hasnt achieved its objectives. It hasnt ushered in a democratic transition. So when you grow up your enti
Lead . Even those closest to him didnt know that he had that secret life. The twist would be heartstopping, and the ending, that would be too. She knew she was fighting for her life and she fought. Because youre about to see that this young woman named mickey just might help solve her own mystery. Youre proud of her . Yeah, its amazing. Good for mickey. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Josh mankowitz has our story. Southern louisiana laced with mysterious bayous and twisted waterways, where surprises lurk around every bend. A place that can be as dangerous as it is majestic. Its where all the currents of our story cross. Fear, secrets, loss, but most of all, love and family. Charlene and Michaela Shunick grew up here, near the gulf coast in lafayette. At first, these two barely tolerated one another. You and your sister are how far apart in age . Two years. So im guessing that growing up you were probably at each others throats . Yeah, all the time. You know, its war between girls
Others throats . Yeah, all the time. You know, its war between girls until they realize theyre friends. But then these two sisters didnt just become friends, they became best friends. Once i moved out of my parents house, we got really close. The shunick girls had plenty in common. Big smiles. Equally big puffy yellow hair and nicknames normally reserved for boys. Charlene was known around lafayette as charlie, and michaela she never ever went by anything but mickey. It was always mickey, no michaela. Parents tom and nancy kept a watchful eye as two very similarlooking girls developed two very different personalities. Charlie was the dominant one. She was always really outgoing, really just a fire ball. Mickey, on the other hand, had an intriguing, quiet way about her. She seemed to be sort of an enchanted magical creature. She was sarcastic and kind of shy. Are you recording . Are you doing that right now . Come on. Really quickwitted, really funny. At 21, mickey lived at home, while
And where would this mystery lead . Even those closest to him didnt know that he had that secret life. The twist would be heartstopping, and the ending, that would be too. She knew she was fighting for her life and she fought. Because youre about to see that this young woman named mickey just might help solve her own mystery. Youre proud of her . Yeah, its amazing. Good for mickey. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Josh mankowitz has our story. Southern louisiana laced with mysterious bayous and twisted waterways, where surprises lurk around every bend. A place that can be as dangerous as it is majestic. Its where all the currents of our story cross. Fear, secrets, loss, but most of all, love and family. Charlene and Michaela Shunick grew up here, near the gulf coast in lafayette. At first, these two barely tolerated one another. You and your sister are how far apart in age . Two years. So im guessing that growing up you were probably at each others throats . Yeah, all the time. Yo
Lafayette has charlie. And mikaela . She never went by anything but mickey. No mikaelmikaela. Tom a scientist, and a stay st stayathome mom, watching as they developed two different personalities. Charlene was always really outgoing, just a meyerball. Mickey, on the other hand, had an intriguing, quiet way about her. She seemed to be sort of an enchanting, magical creature. She was sarcastic and kind of shy. Are you recording . Are you doing that right now . Come on. Really quickwitted. Really funny. At 21, mickey lived at home while studying anthropology at the home of the raging cajuns at the university of louisiana at lafayette. Where did you see her going . I was pretty sure she was going to end up teaching horseback riding lessons. And working for an equestrian farm and maybe owning her own someday. Animals were clearly bag pa part of her life. All of our lives, but hers, especially, yeah. She didnt meet a stray she wouldnt bring home. She brought home a goat, a pig, reptiles. And