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Author: Irina Pino

To Leave Cuba or to Stay

January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

Departures will intensify with the new 2-year sponsorship measure, of Cubans living in the US. Another way to leave & then opt for residency.

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First Day of 2023

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023

We shouldn’t feel sorry for ourselves, we’re still here, Magaly told me – a friend from my teenage years who used to live in my neighborhood

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In the Christmas Spirit

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022

I remember an image from my youth. I see my sister and me, looking for dry branches in the flower beds to put together a Christmas tree.

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The Situation We Are Seeing Around Us

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

Being sad is a natural state, something that comes over you all of a sudden and you can’t stop it. I’ve been sad since last week…

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Nelsito’s World or the Harsh Real World

December 7, 2022December 12, 2022

We all have an intimate inner world where we can do incredible things and create a better world for ourselves.

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Magic Formula Against Aging

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022

Looking back at the past is a nostalgic act, an attempt to capture the indefinite. You can’t turn back the hands of time.

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Our Precarious Life

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

It’s like we’re living inside a western movie, where only the fastest gunslinger survives. In this case, the gun is the fattest wallet.

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Blonde: The Controversy Surrounding a Terrible Movie

October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

There are long lines in Havana outside movie theaters, which is unusual to see during this time of shortages, pandemic, and other demons.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Ian in My La Puntilla Neighborhood

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

Here in Havana, the floods have been considerable in dissimilar places, such as El Vedado and other neighborhoods, however in my area…

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Strange Characters on the Beach

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

It’s 7:30 AM, I have breakfast & get ready to go to the sea. It’s right in front of my house, so I often go for a swim depending on the waves

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