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Urban Havana Rituals Between Salt Spray and Waves

Small, almost secret places where generations of Habaneros have learned to swim, to dream, and sometimes to forget.

With 12 days left before the opening of the downtown supermarket, the department heads were called in to take part in the final touches.

I learned in the upper grades of elementary school that one important trait of a cultured individual is being well-informed about everything.

Mental health in Cuba stopped being a secret kept inside consulting rooms; today, it is part of our daily conversations.

When this new nationwide blackout happened, on September 10th, at 9 in the morning, my son and I were in the middle of some errands…

I heard the following comments from a Mexican woman: “We were in Varadero and met a singer who was so nice and sang so well…”

Thanks to the reports we get from the teachers, we learn about certain aptitudes & attitudes that our daughter does not clearly show at home.

When you ask about your chances of collecting soon, they reply that there is a list of people waiting just like me.

Havana teeters between the engineering of the past and the hydric crisis of the present. Meanwhile, thirst persists among its people.

It might seem strange, given what Cuba is going through, that I titled my article with that name. Let me tell you why.