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Surviving Cuba’s Blackouts

I can’t switch on the small electric stove, so I open the fridge, take out a bit of powdered milk and stir it with some water from the tap.

It’s a mystery how certain people can influence lives. They weave themselves into peoples’ stories, leaving a never-ending legacy.

I used to lose myself in the magical world of cartoons, every time my old black & white Russian TV let me (it was broken a lot of the time).

I first want to say that I’ve been a vegetarian for half a century. It was a personal decision, no preaching that others should do the same.

These lawmakers (if we can call them this) only play the sad role of raising their hand & approving anything adopted by Cuba’s ruling elite.

Cuba is becoming more like a big airport. Maybe that’s not a bad thing. Maybe it’s a special land to teach us that everything is fleeting.

Yep, it’s indeed difficult, but it’s not impossible. At the end of the day, happiness is just a journey, we never really reach it.

The tobacco company, TABACUBA, is a state-led company and is the only one that has control over contracts with producers nationwide…

It became so popular that you had to get there two hours in advance in order to get in on the weekend, because it opened its doors at 9 PM.

I woke up on May 1st just like on any other day. Then, I remembered that it was the day of the traditional May 1st parade..