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Another Day in Cuba

When Yamila’s grandmother told her for them to go and live with her, they didn’t think about the consequences.

I was on my way to work and I stopped under the bridge on the highway to “hitch a ride” just like I do every morning. Here’s what happened…

Thanks to the “good nature” of our Constitution, a group of Venezuelans have set out to recall President Maduro via a Recall Referendum, but…

Last Saturday, a friend invited me to the “26th Street Zoo”, in Havana. It had been closed for a good while because of the pandemic…

Suddenly, a modern car with tourist plates stopped in front of me. Two almost identical people were traveling in that car…

It was 1978 and Mario was in the fifth year of his Veterinary degree. He had a girlfriend who he was planning on marrying after graduating.

This was a song by Los Van Van, back in the ‘80s. It was about the phenomenon of Cubans migrating to the capital from the country’s interior.

In 2019, a good friend of mine traveled to Spain to visit her daughter in Madrid. It was a trip they’d both been longing for.

No matter how precarious the cultural level of those who lead the Venezuelan government may be, they know the value and strength of a symbol.

My phone rings & when I pick it up, I have my little girl’s voice on the other end asking: “Papa, what did the Three Kings bring me?”