Author: Yanelys Nuñez

The issue of food has been one of my greatest concerns ever since I was admitted to the College of Arts and Letters here at the University of Havana.

An important part of college study these days is being able to reference various websites. In my case, for example, this need is greatly influenced by the absence of updated printed texts relevant to contemporary art.

Until I left high school, I didn’t know how much tenacity I really possessed; I’d never had a chance to test it. It took a lot for me to adapt to the level of demands at the university.

Given the constant degeneration of moral values that we’re presently confronting, the university is a place that has become a valuable spiritual refuge.

I still remember the day that they accepted me into the art history program. They gathered us together at a school on Prado Boulevard here in Havana and, after standing there waiting in a row for a good while, they announced the decisions.

I met some writers from Havana Times a little over two years ago. They were intelligent people who had a lot to say and knew how to say it. The online magazine was the medium.