The end of the school year is approaching, and my little girl is among the top three in her class. Although some psychologists advise parents not to reward children for getting good grades in school, I ignored those scientific opinions and decided to encourage my eight-year-old by buying her a nice toy.
Read MoreMany of us in the capital have gotten ahold (through flash drives) of a video from a camera placed in front of the bus stop at the intersection of Jesús Peregrino and Belascoain streets; at this site is one of Mashenka’s eyes.
Read MoreLittle by little, Havana has been turning into a transparent city. There are places where its bones show; the skeletons of buildings that hint at the future, the past or to the sides.
Read MoreA thin gray-haired woman wanders through the streets peddling these sweet bars of concentrated fruit. Her peculiar voice and cry are easily recognizable and difficult to imitate.
Read MoreFor a change to occur, what is necessary is the awakening of mass consciousness. People must gain trust in themselves and want to change things, take the reins of their lives and send their patriarchs far away.
Read MoreCould it be that we’re returning to the stress-filled situation of the 1990s? It’s likely that we are. Officially, no one speaks about the real situation.
Read MoreAre Che and Pol Pot equivalent? Are the Paris Commune and the gulags the same? Will the Polish ruling reach the point of criminalizing the image and memory of their compatriot, Rosa Luxemburg, the same person who demanded freedom for who thought differently from her.
Read MoreToday when I went to pick up my academic visa from the immigration office; the woman behind the desk greeted me with a wide smile. “I saw you on TV last night!”
Read MoreHere, after five decades of Revolution, we have ended up losing all capacity to listen and understand other points of view that are not our own. That’s why my first response to any criticism is primitive, automatically assuming the observation made of me to be unjust.
Read MoreI was about 20 when I was called up for military service. Given my good health and a lot of naiveté, they had me serve my tour as a diver in the Navy.
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