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Everyone Is Leaving

I remember my classmates from primary school. There were 12 of us in the class, now there’s only three of us left in Cuba.

That’s when all those “egalitarian” slogans come rushing to my mind, which are as fake as this System and its doctrines.

Teachers who protested a few days ago were accused of being traitors because they were asking for a decent wage…

Departures will intensify with the new 2-year sponsorship measure, of Cubans living in the US. Another way to leave & then opt for residency.

Sponsor is the most used word in Cuba right now, ever since the Biden Administration decided to implement a new visa policy for migrants.

At present, there are animal protection societies in Cuba that adopt abandoned pets. You can find them on Facebook.

When Fidel Castro took power we were told we would all be equals, but this promise never amounted to more than rhetoric used in propaganda.

There is a farm next to my house, and there is a cassava plot. Two little kittens could be heard meowing since early in the morning…

We shouldn’t feel sorry for ourselves, we’re still here, Magaly told me – a friend from my teenage years who used to live in my neighborhood

We have always lived in a constant state of self-deception here in Cuba. Let me tell you why.