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Devotion in Cuba to Saint Lazarus (+ Video)

Are you a believer? What is your religion? Don’t answer if you don’t want. To be a devotee of San Lazaro you just have to have faith…

Christmas in Guantanamo

I have read especially tourism books, that pigs are roasted on the island, people make sweets, coming together in street parties, setting off fireworks, pero…

A Shift at the Migrant Resource Center

I show up at 11:00 a.m. for my shift at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

Up Close and Personal with a Homo Ludens

There have been very few times that a “you have to meet a friend of mine” has worked out so great in my life.

Cubans Rejoice for 61 years of Revolution

On January 1, 2020, the Cuban Revolution turns 61 years old. It hasn’t been smooth sailing.

I Also Met Mara Tekach from the US Embassy, So What?

When I watched that obviously manipulated video about an opposition leader, Jose Daniel Ferrer, it made my stomach turn and made me ashamed.

The Warmth of Hondurans

He who has been without, knows what it’s like to go without and hence does not wish it upon anyone. Such is the noble and deeply affectionate Honduran.