Author: Safie M. Gonzalez

Just yesterday, a friend came up to me with a newspaper in hand to show me an article in particular, “Fahrenheit 451”.

Cuban bureaucracy, already very time consuming and frustrating, is even moreso during a pandemic. Here’s what my neighbor is dealing with.

Looking at old black/white photos of the capital, and listening to stories from the 50s I am nostalgic for a time that I didn’t even live in.

What’s the Right Converter Box to Watch digital TV in Cuba? The dilemma facing the majority low income citizens of the island.

It’s not that I want to swim against the current, thanks to this connectivity I am able to write these words for you, but…

Toothpaste is highly sought-after in today’s Cuba. The reality is that it hasn’t completely disappeared, but has just gone missing from “normal” stores.

Not far away from me, there was an almost 80-year-old woman. She had been there since 4 AM, just like me and the other 200-or-so people in line.