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“Fahrenheit 451” and 2020

Just yesterday, a friend came up to me with a newspaper in hand to show me an article in particular, “Fahrenheit 451”.

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Cuban Bureaucracy during a Pandemic

Cuban bureaucracy, already very time consuming and frustrating, is even moreso during a pandemic. Here’s what my neighbor is dealing with.

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Havana in the Past and Present

Looking 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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What’s the Right Converter Box to Watch TV in Cuba

What’s the Right Converter Box to Watch digital TV in Cuba? The dilemma facing the majority low income citizens of the island.

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Where Will We End Up in Cuba?

The current situation is worrying again, especially in Havana, where new positive cases of COVID-19 are appearing every day.

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Times Have Sure Changed

It’s not that I want to swim against the current, thanks to this connectivity I am able to write these words for you, but…

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Cuba’s Currencies: CUP and CUC vs. USD

There are three currencies now in the Cuba economy but only one will get you many of the basic consumer products.

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Chasing a Dream

Living in the countryside in Cuba and being intelligent seem to be very incompatible.

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Hunting Down Toothpaste in Today’s Cuba

Toothpaste is highly sought-after in today’s Cuba. The reality is that it hasn’t completely disappeared, but has just gone missing from “normal” stores.

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The Dilemma Facing Many of Cuba’s Elderly

Not far away from me, there was an almost 80-year-old woman. She had been there since 4 AM, just like me and the other 200-or-so people in line.

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