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Everyone Is Leaving

I remember my classmates from primary school. There were 12 of us in the class, now there’s only three of us left in Cuba.

Sponsor is the most used word in Cuba right now, ever since the Biden Administration decided to implement a new visa policy for migrants.

When Fidel Castro took power we were told we would all be equals, but this promise never amounted to more than rhetoric used in propaganda.

I can’t make excuses or victimize myself, victims never win. I’m a man, only worth the few grains of rice I’m able to contribute to the world.

This isn’t happening only in Pinar del Rio. News of such attacks, murders & robberies arrive from all over the island via alternative media.

This idol is a kind of divine hybrid here in Cuba, the result of religious syncretism that many Cubans have been practicing for centuries…

I don’t normally watch a lot of TV, except for today, it’s a Saturday night, I’m home alone and want to watch a movie.

I was just about to turn 14 when I moved to Puerta de Golpe. I saw her for the first time on a weekend. She would have been 30-something…

It’s Sunday Nov. 27th, just another day. My first thought is what will I have for breakfast? The answer couldn’t be clearer.

I told her I didn’t know how to dance, but I could have been a great singer, as I sing in tune really well and think I have a musical voice.