Telephones and Turmoil
I don’t have a problem with telephone service, but I know the trouble a lot of people experience because they don’t have one of these devices in their homes – something so indispensible in this modern era.
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Diaries
“Gasolina” and the Blues
It’s easier to take him for crazy. To look at his Walt Whitman-style mane, with green leaves sometimes tangled in his white hair; the clothes he wears, as old as he is; the beard, which might remind some people of a confirmed Marxist, and his carefree gait through the streets of Caracas, with his four string guitar on his shoulder, inseparable; one might say, “Look, one more lunatic.”(9 photos)
Read MoreMe: Enemy of Community Work
There’s no shortage of people in Cuba who feel specially committed to their community. I’m referring to those who buy expensive audio equipment and they point their loud speakers toward the street, sharing the sound with the rest of the neighborhood.
Read MoreWhat the Last Wave of Migration Has Meant for Cuba
What is now being demonstrated are the consequences of the most recent wave of emigration from Cuba, that which has occurred over the past 15 years.
Read MoreMy Year End Break at the Debating Championship
This past December I used my time off from the medical school in Cuba to fulfill my role as Registration Director for the World Universities Debating Championship in Botswana.
Read MoreHappy New Year to All
I just had a wonderful New Year’s. Something happened in my house we hadn’t seen in years. No, it didn’t have to do with any inheritance, nor did anyone hit the lottery. I didn’t stumble upon a briefcase full of money, nor did they give my father a trip abroad.
Read MoreAre We Poisoning Ourselves Without Knowing It?
In addition to enjoying the pleasant weather, with my dog running in all directions, along the way we didn’t cease to be surprised by the garbage piled up all over and the number of car batteries in the streets.
Read MoreGovernments and Companies on the Stand
The end of my stay in Nicaragua couldn’t have been any better. Invited by friends of the Nicaraguan “Another World is Possible” social movement, I was part of the Central American Climatic Court.
Read MoreThe Rite of the Suitcase
No matter where I might find myself in the future, one thing I’ll always want to do is spend New Year’s in my Havana.
Read MoreMy New Years in Jibacoa
I vividly remember the story told by Uncle Lindo, who one day went to the general store to ask if anyone was interested in breeding their hog with his sow and sharing the profits.
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