Surprising Discoveries
During this last year, and a lot of free time during the pandemic, I discovered ways of accessing knowledge that I had no idea about before.
Diaries
Surviving in Cuba and What It Has Meant
Today, I want to tell you what this survival experiment, at all costs, has left us. Cubans’ natural joy has been stolen from them..
My Son’s Soap Opera
Soap operas or telenovelas are addictive; people laugh and cry watching them. I believe our lives are the best soap opera.
The Nicaraguan Crisis: Activism and Silence
Silence & ambiguity prevails at the main Latin American left forums which only consolidates repression in the face of crisis, as in Nicaragua
Celebrating Father’s Day in Cuba
It is a day that is not usually given as much importance as that of Mother’s Day, but this one was different.
My Family Survival Journey Advances Amid the Crisis
When the shortages got worse last year, and rice started to go missing I realized that I had to expand my root vegetable and banana crops
Dignified Periods for Cuban Women Please
For as long as I can remember, Cuban women have struggled to get the right underwear, to be ready and comfortable every 28 or so days.
The Change Most Cubans Want and How
If there is one thing that we Cubans can all agree on, it’s the need for change. Differences begin when specifying what kind of change.
Authoritarian Waves in Latin America: Back to the Past?
After decades of imperfect but real democratic recovery, Latin America’s main agents (elite, parties, movements) have shown a weak commitment
Cuban’s Love-Hate Relationship with “Chicharos”
I think this legume is famous among us Cubans because of the love-hate relationship we have, due it being imposed on us.