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What I Call in Cuba “Learned Helplessness”

A lifelong friend and I were in Old Havana, in one of those lines that you don’t even understand why people are lining up…

A Bridge between Key West and Havana

In the 1950s, exactly in 1956, with a frequency of three trips a week, the City of Havana ferry started a service between Key West and Havana.

The Rookie Fisherman

For a few weeks now, the idea of going out and fishing has been constantly floating around my mind. Finally I did. Read what happened.

Time to Value our Black Brothers and Sisters

I find great inspiration and solace in the poetical bars of Tupac Shakur, the exploits of Zulu tribesmen, Haitian independence fighters and the Black Panthers.

The Next-to-Last Step

I have asked many people about their experiences of having their homes collapse. Many haven’t been able to put their feelings into words…

Cuba Shopping Online? No, Thanks

Today, the tuenvio.cu website is supposedly the fastest way to do your shopping, and to avoid large crowds in the street. Congratulations…

The Lines in Cuba are Breathing, Healthy Organisms

A few months ago, bus stops were hubs of public opinion. Now, during the COVID-19 outbreak, lines are in the lead again.

From Minneapolis to Hong Kong: One Demand Two Contexts

In unison 2 events of global significance. The largest protests for racial justice since the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, and the demonstrations in Hong Kong.

Soap: King or Slave in Cuba

Now, our soap shortage of the ’90s has been replaced by a lack of detergent and toothpaste in this pandemic. Here’s what I’m doing to brush.

What’s Happening during Lockdown in Cuba?

Covid-19 is the parenthesis between already normal shortages to imminent shortages, that are baring their sharp teeth, which no one will be immune to.