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It Happened in a Converted Truck

The truck used to carry passengers stops a few kilometers from the city. A pair of police officers get on, & file into the vehicle’s interior.

Along with Nicaragua and Venezuela, Cuba has the discredit of making up the support group, on this side of the Atlantic for Russia’s war.

It’s 7:30 AM, I have breakfast & get ready to go to the sea. It’s right in front of my house, so I often go for a swim depending on the waves

This is my island, where there were believers willing to put their lives on the line in trenches for inconceivable causes.

I’d spent a week away from home and had asked my closest neighbors to “keep an eye out” because burglaries are common nowadays.

Today, moments before sitting down to write this article, I was walking with a friend towards my house, when suddenly he grabbed my arm…

The academic year began in Cuba on Sept. 5th. What was once a reason for celebration in many households is now, unfortunately, a nightmare.

The Cuban people have clearly expressed their rejection of the ruling political & economic system, not only with this mass & silent exodus…

We were invited to go in by the doorman. As always, I had to share a table with strangers. My table companions were entertaining & educational.

But about 20 days ago, those who had savings in bolivars were able to see how they dissolved like water in the bank, or in their own hands.