Life Can Prosper Even if Conditions Aren’t Optimal
When I worked as a guide at the botanical garden in Holguín, I had to take gardening courses. I remember one with particular fondness…
Diaries
My Take on Clothes
I don’t buy a lot of clothes and don’t have as much variety of designs and colors as I would like.
Cuba’s Unique Breaker Switches
Many streetlights don’t automatically turn on at dusk and off at dawn. Making sure they do is the responsibility of the neighborhood.
Payday in Havana
There seems to be many alternatives for getting paid and that our state of technology is wonderful. But how sad, it’s not like that.
Reflections on Mother’s Day
For some it’s a day loaded with complex feelings and silent struggles, especially when distance & circumstances keep us physically separated.
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
My sister is a healthcare professional, one of the good ones. She studied dentistry and specialized in maxillofacial surgery.
Who Silenced Nicaragua’s Courageous Bishop Rolando Alvarez?
Ortega and Murillo were never able to scare Rolando Alvarez into silence or get him to beg for forgiveness while in prison. Now, however…
The World in Black and White
In Cuba of the 1970s, there were no videocassette recorders, computers, or recording devices… Each moment was irreversible, like in life.
The Havana of Our Time
Humans shouldn’t have to sacrifice themselves so ideologies can prevail at the cost of public discomfort.
Alejandro, a Young Cuban Worker
His real long-term plan is to leave the country, as he’s been waiting for the parole visa to the USA his aunt put in place for him months ago