Comments on the death of Fidel Castro – loved by millions, hated by thousands – had already started circulating on the Internet for several days. But when Hugo Chavez was re-elected and the Comandante didn’t make a public appearance to congratulate him, the speculation mushroomed.
How many times have you ever told yourselves that you have a bad memory, because you forget relevant dates, or events like the birthday of some person you care about, or where you are keeping an important document.
Recently I heard an item on the television news that left me open-mouthed. According to the reporter, Granma is the hottest province in Cuba due to its geographic position, since the sun’s ultraviolet rays reach this territory with greater intensity.
We don’t know for certain how many young Cubans have emigrated to all latitudes of the globe, but we do know that there are many who have chosen to leave their country in search of economic betterment, greater freedom, or simply fleeing a regimen that they consider suffocating.
The post by the young student about new ways to woo a woman reminded me of something that happened to me some time ago. It was a blistering hot day and I was walking to the grocery store when I ran into an overly insistent and annoying admirer.
Several months ago I told the readers of Havana Times about Anny, a cousin of mine, who was murdered by her husband, “Cojo.” A few days ago the sentencing was handed down to this guy, who has now been convicted of two deaths.
A few months ago, the teacher of my eight-year-old daughter asked me during a parents’ meeting how my little Tania had managed to learn so much about so many different subjects.
The title of this post is connected to my personality. That’s how I am. I’m glad if a neighbor builds a new house, paints their old one or makes any other home improvement.
In Cuba there’s a popular expression that goes: “He/she who doesn’t have Congolese, has Carabali,” which is a way of saying that black blood runs through all our veins here on the island, no matter how white one’s skin color might be or how thin their features.
I know that envy is a harmful feeling for human beings and that when someone is envious they suffer due to the accomplishments of another person. They want everything that the other person has, without thinking about the good they already have in their own personal life.