Cubans Stuck in the Same Place
People were standing in line since the early morning. It rained at times with nowhere to shelter. We were like stray dogs waiting for a bone.
Read MorePeople were standing in line since the early morning. It rained at times with nowhere to shelter. We were like stray dogs waiting for a bone.
Read MoreOvercharging goods, even in state-run stores, is common practice today. Cubans accept this and pay because they have no other choice.
Read MoreCuba’s scriptwriters have been totally forgotten in this time of the pandemic. It seems really unfair since supposedly “Nobody is abandoned”.
Read MoreIt will take us some time to get back to this normal. It will be hard for some to leave their homes: facing the new reality frightens them.
Read MoreTo us there’s nothing like pure Cuban coffee. Unfortunately, very few Cubans can enjoy this coffee. Most only get a a coffee/chickpea blend.
Read MoreBy Safie I received a phone call from a friend yesterday, who I hadn’t spoken to in some time. Her
Read MoreI often listen to the daily briefing broadcast at 9 AM. It gives us an update about the current situation of the pandemic in our country.
Read MoreJust yesterday, a friend came up to me with a newspaper in hand to show me an article in particular, “Fahrenheit 451”.
Read MoreCuban bureaucracy, already very time consuming and frustrating, is even moreso during a pandemic. Here’s what my neighbor is dealing with.
Read MoreLooking at old black/white photos of the capital, and listening to stories from the 50s I am nostalgic for a time that I didn’t even live in.
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