Three weeks ago, my friend Ariel had an extremely high fever for three days in a row. His temperature never dropped beneath 38. Everything seemed to indicate it was a cold caused by one of the many new strains of virus around. I realized I had no choice but to look after him.
Read MoreMore detailed and definitive information about plans to build more golf courses in “socialist Cuba” reached us through the news this September. These involve several joint ventures with British, Spanish, Canadian and Chinese investors.
Read MoreSome days ago, I watched a video showing an anti-government protest (and the subsequent public reprisal) staged by the Union Patriotica de Cuba (Cuban Patriotic Union, or UNPACU). I was positively impressed by the civility, intelligence and courage shown by the members of this organization.
Read MoreIt’s 9 in the morning. Obispo street, in Havana’s old town, is seeing one of its busiest mornings. Workers, tourists, students, artists and beggars are its main witnesses. A mother carries a baby that didn’t sleep well the night before in her arms.
Read MoreI still don’t let my baby go out to discos. I’m worried, because the streets are getting rougher every day. It’s a very stressful situation. I try to postpone the inevitable, but I know I won’t be able to do so for much longer.
Read MoreI was always a rather harsh critic of our television programming, because I had never had the opportunity to compare it with any other. Right now, I wish the efforts of our cultural organizations success and offer them my support.
Read MoreProfessional drivers often complain in Cuba about the steep and frequent fines that traffic police give them everywhere, forcing many of them to spend long periods of time without being able to work (as these fines are cumulative and soon invalidate driver licenses).
Read MoreI have heard say that human beings are the only rational beings on the planet. However, I become more and more convinced that this rationality is something highly relative, as I do not know of a single so-called irrational species that deliberately destroys its habitat.
Read MoreAs a Cuban teenager, I consider running into a decent pizza an unforgettable experience, let alone being in Holland.
My mother lives in the Netherlands and she took me to spend the holidays with her.
I recently saw Oliver Dahan’s 2003 film My Own Love Song for the fifth time. As soon as the credits start (to Bob Dylan’s Forgotten Heart), I begin to feel that I am watching something that will help me understand human nature.
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