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The Arrival of Donald Trump, and the Departure of My Aunt

Relatives living in West Palm Beach, United States, are kind enough to help us with an occasional box or two of food.

The beginning of 2025 hasn’t brought anything good; problems are starting to unravel that are beyond our control to resolve.

During my first months in this country, I was quite affected by the fact that I couldn’t find malt beverages in the stores and markets.

Now, it’s not just the counterrevolutionaries, the scum, the poor, it’s everyone who can: the green, the partially ripe, and the mature.

Cuba has become a giant trash heap. The time when the containers were emptied has been lost in the failure to act of officials.

This house really caught my attention. Some homes made of wood do exist in Holguin, although they’re not very common.

I brought a Toshiba laptop from Costa Rica in 2014, which was already five years old, both in terms of manufacturing in Japan and use.

The zoo in question houses many species of birds and primates native to this region, which for a Cuban like me were surprising.

I want to tell you about a Mexican series titled “El secreto del río” (The Secret of the River). It was released in October 2024.

When my mother told me that the hour of charcoal had arrived, I didn’t feel the shiver of excitement that used to herald celebrations…