We Have to Wish Each Other Luck
I’m at my bookstand, selling. A friend comes by to say hello, and at that exact moment a customer asks me to reach a book for him.
Lien Estrada
A Poet Without a Home in a Socialist Land
A stressed-out friend visits me. He tells me that a family has invaded his house. The poet Ghabriel Perez, explains what he did next.
The Clothing Market for Ordinary Cubans
Clothing, like almost everything, and I am talking about the most basic needs, has been a challenge in the midst of daily life here in Cuba.
The Captain’s Story
I totally understood the Captain. It happened to me. It happens, almost surely, to many men and women in today’s Cuba. It’s a reality.
Greetings in Cuba When You Haven’t Seen Someone for a While
In fact, when we stop seeing each other, the first thing we think is that the person has probably already left the island.
Sugar! In Cuba, We Make Magic with the Bare Minimum
A friend is visiting me and makes a comment while laughing. We’ve gotten used to laughing at everything, even when it’s not exactly funny.
They Are Not Extraterrestrials, Just Extraordinary People!
I belong to a project in Holguin which was created by a group of young people dedicated to charitable work. Here I’ll share a little about it.
Before Arriving in Guisa and Visiting Its Botanical Garden
This summer, I wanted to treat myself by visiting a place completely unknown to me: the Guisa Botanical Garden.
Supply Without Demand and Vice Versa
The difference from the 1990s crisis is that there is an abundance of supply, which is incredible. Now the conflict is money.
Low-End “Popular” Vacation Facilities for Cubans
I was conducting a survey & took a bus arriving at a place that seemed like a camping facility (a little like a hostel) I hadn’t known before