Irina Echarry’s Diary

It’s absurd to deny that this was a social explosion, that people weren’t only tired of medicine or food shortages.

There’s nothing more positive than what can help you survive; however, bikes are also seen by many Cubans as a sign of backwardness & hardship

People saw the mattress a mile away. It didn’t only stand out for its blue lining. It’s strange for somebody to throw out a good mattress.

Cuban TV dedicates primetime spaces to attack San Isidro Movement members, & the young people who went to the Ministry of Culture on Nov. 27th

How can it be? Because Cuba has become a country of excesses. And poetry has turned out to be a very serious matter.

It isn’t easy to take photos in Alamar, trust me. You really have to be passionate, and emotionally ready to face the ups and downs…

How Do We Survive the Pandemic & Crisis in Cuba? I always ask myself, how does my neighbor Nerys, and everyone else out of work, get by?

For days now, Cuban television is providing constant coverage on Police operations against illegalities in each daily news broadcast.

Every morning, I wake up and enjoy the silence I’ve been longing for years, which is only interrupted by the sounds of Nature.