My neighbor, a colonel in the Interior Ministry (MININT), just bought a washing machine that in Cuban stores costs more than 700 CUC (about $770 USD). Of course he didn’t pay that amount; those who work in internal security and the military in Cuba receive perks.
Read MoreA goldmine of memories lie amidst the wreckage of what was once a great theater, the Teatro Oriente of Santiago de Cuba.
Read MoreWhen the Cuban woman visited the Venezuelan consulate in Havana for the second time, it wasn’t at the same address as when she first went there, which was an indication of how much time had lapsed between the two visits.
Read MoreRecently I was talking to a friend about the situation that Cuba and its people are facing. Without letting me finish, she jumped up — almost hysterical — and said how pointless it was to talk about that issue. According to her, “What you can’t change, just don’t try to figure out.”
Read MoreRepresentative Bachmann might be surprised to know that a solution to doctors pay already exists, and it exists far away from her version of a world where the Federal Government has no responsibility to provide for healthcare. It exists in Cuba.
Read MoreI’ve heard tons of complaints about Internet use in our country but I’d never experienced it firsthand. Thanks to a friend, every two or three days I’d always been able to open my mail as well as access news from around the world.
Read MoreSaturday morning I woke up as fresh as a daisy and ready for spiritual solace, but there was no gas for cooking. According to the ration book, we still had an allocation, so I found myself with no excuse to keep me from heading out for the tank refill center here in the Alamar neighborhood.
Read MoreI’ve always heard that the island of Cuba is shaped like a crocodile. Alligators too have that long, narrow body, but they eat and sleep a lot.
Read MoreNeighborhood life demands being a man and a friend. Being a man means confronting — face to face and with courage — the conflicts that persist in Cuban neighborhoods.
Read MoreThe issue of food has been one of my greatest concerns ever since I was admitted to the College of Arts and Letters here at the University of Havana.
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