This Is a Real Story
In a town in the Pinar del Rio province, there’s a young 18-year-old girl; whose real name I won’t disclose here for obvious reasons…
Read moreIn a town in the Pinar del Rio province, there’s a young 18-year-old girl; whose real name I won’t disclose here for obvious reasons…
Read moreLast Saturday, a friend invited me to the “26th Street Zoo”, in Havana. It had been closed for a good while because of the pandemic…
Read moreEvery day, my elderly neighbor Margarita wakes up early and goes to the closest kiosk (retail point) to her house.
Read moreIf there’s one thing they tried to drill into us, it’s that all Cubans are equal, that there is no “difference between social classes” here.
Read moreThe time came when most of these stores were left empty, only those big stores taking precedence, which then began selling in US dollars.
Read moreIf there’s been one issue that has made headlines in Cuba in recent months, it’s not exactly been the famous COVID-19, but increasing prices.
Read moreIt was 11 AM and I was in the middle of Vedado, and the sun was at its highest point in the sky, dehydrating anyone underneath it.
Read moreIf there’s one person I’ve admired for a long time now, it’s my neighbor Mariana. She has a moving story and she inspired me to write this.
Read moreWe’ve been looking after ourselves a lot, our hygiene measures were extreme, but the virus got in somehow and we’re all sick.
Read moreWe see it on the TV, we hear it on the radio, but can we really stay at home? The situation in Cuba has become even more depressing.
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