Going to the Gym: A New Lifestyle
I can now afford to pay 170 reais a month for gym membership, but only because I decided to stop spending on sweets and soda.
Read MoreI can now afford to pay 170 reais a month for gym membership, but only because I decided to stop spending on sweets and soda.
Read MoreIt’s not easy to find a girlfriend on an island in crisis—especially now, with prices sky-high and transportation so difficult.
Read MoreWe were all there at our chosen spots for selling – the ones we grabbed, then said: “This is my spot and I want to work here.”
Read MoreThe Cuban government and its “just revolution” once promised a country without beggars as a symbol of social justice.
Read MoreI’ve decided to try selling my books in some new places. To try my luck, for example, at the Loma de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross) in Holguin.
Read MoreAs time passes, I feel a growing anxiety that sometimes prevents me from organizing my thoughts and actions.
Read MorePeople, dreams, eras, go by while I remain stuck in the same place. Every farewell leaves a footprint, a vacuum impossible to fill.
Read MoreAt last, what we’d been waiting for over the past several days has finally arrived. “They’re already distributing it at other ration stores…
Read MoreI haven’t seen my mother in two and a half years. My wife hasn’t seen hers in the same amount of time. My father died while I was away…
Read MoreIf she had a crystal ball to see the future, she would’ve stayed home. But magic doesn’t exist—at least not for poor Cubans.
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