One fine day during this painful 2010, a young man came to her apartment with an inspector’s card and told her that he was going to fine her for breaking up the “public streetscape.”
Read MoreThe movie reminds us of the part of the island that affects and worries us most: the material shortages and the impossibility of deciding, in many instances, what we want to do with our lives.
Read MoreIt’s probable that what I’m going to say won’t interest a ton of people. Maybe that’s because it has nothing to do with politics, which is the favorite topic of most people who thumb the digital pages of Havana Times.
Read MoreOK, there are worse things in the world than discovering new wrinkles, no doubt; but it’s sad to see your youthfulness fading without having done anything important.
Read MoreHer house shoes are under the bed close by her feet, so if she has to go to the bathroom during the night she won’t have to step on the cold floor, since that’s bad for her health. The “bed,” though a bit hard, is at least a “bed.”
Read MoreThe last Havana International Trade Fair took place last month, yet I still remember what happened to me the day of its closing, which was when most people have access to the week-long event.
Read MoreMy neighbor (like many people) doesn’t work and doesn’t study. He’s a kid educated under the Revolution, but he lives off of “business,” from “inventing.” Yet his income allows him to enjoy places that are so expensive that an experienced and qualified professional can not afford them.
Read MoreA while ago I wrote a post about how in the neighborhood assemblies in my town (Santa Cruz del North) a unanimous demand was generated to halt the administrative decision already functioning, to take away specialized hospital services from our community.
Read MoreThe supposed maintenance of our urban thoroughfares has brought its consequences like every attempt at regulation approached reluctantly and with little enthusiasm.
Read MoreA large number of Cubans have family members abroad, particularly in the United States. I include myself on that list since several of my aunts, uncles and cousins left for that country in the 1980s.
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