Chronicle of a Shitty Trip
I thought I was going to spend several hours waiting endlessly for transport under this bridge on the highway. It’s normal.
Pedro Pablo Morejon
A Woman Left All Alone
Her husband left her back in 1994. That night, Fidel Castro went on TV to give the green light to anyone who wanted to leave Cuba.
Life in Cuba Nowadays
I recently stumbled across a Latin American forum with opinions about Cubans’ quality of life. The reality is we have a bad reputation.
Save Yourself If You Can
I recently needed to make a trip. Transport is awful right now. To tell you the truth, it’s always been bad, but it’s worse with the Pandemic.
Cuba Has Good People but also Shitheads
I’ve known him for years. He’s from my town and it still feels like I see him there, playing soccer with other kids…
Farmer Out of Obligation in Today’s Cuba
Everything here in Cuba is in shortage, in a nutshell. From food to medicine to treat scabies, to a simple sheet to cover yourself at night.
The “Revolution” Still has 62 Thousand Millenia Ahead
All of us here know that there is a song that came out recently, released by well-known Cuban artists, that went viral on social media.
A Happy Day’s End for a Hunter in Cuba
A friend of a friend, who lives in Pinar del Rio city, agreed to sell me 10 pounds of rice for the “reasonable” price of 15 pesos per pound.
They are Well-Known, but I Don’t Like Them
It’s happened to me twice now. Every time it’s happened, I’ve thought that I may have stirred some kind of attraction in them.
All for a Pound of Chicken
Sometimes, I forget the everyday displeasure of waiting in line, because luckily, I have a neighbor who does me the favor of avoiding them.