Nike, Author at Havana Times

The Talk Around Town

Hoping not to bore you, I want to tell you about some of the things Cubans are talking about the most on the street these days.

These are the phone conversations between two friends who were determined to help each other our in these hard times in Cuba.

Everyone I run into says the same phrase every New Year for as long as I can remember: “This year is going to be worse.” Are they masochists?

At present, there are animal protection societies in Cuba that adopt abandoned pets. You can find them on Facebook.

We have always lived in a constant state of self-deception here in Cuba. Let me tell you why.

My husband brought me some black beans that were pure dirt, full of sticks and stones. At that moment, I wished I had Cinderella’s birds…

This week, people in my town haven’t stopped talking about the La Terracita restaurant closing down forever.

Getting on a bus is like going into an underground of horrible and ugly experiences, people are so annoyed they take it out on each other.

For a few years now, I’ve been observing the men in my country – fathers, some of whom I know and others who live in my town.

For a long time, Cubans have been going through periods of great instability in all senses, both financial, the sentimental and the emotional