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Paula Henriquez

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What Are Telephones For?

February 28, 2017 Paula Henriquez 5 Comments Paula Henriquez

Have you ever tried to track down some kind of product, house appliance, disposable diapers, medicine, etc. using the phone in Cuba? Have you ever had to call a pharmacy to track down some kind of medicine?

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Cuba: Beyond our personal preferences…

December 26, 2016December 29, 2016 Circles Robinson 13 Comments Paula Henriquez

Adrian studied Architecture at CUJAE (Jose Antonio Echevarria Technical School). It’s only been four years since he graduated, but, he isn’t working in the career he studied for. I met him a few weeks back, I was looking for an electric resistor for my shower.

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Cuban Workers Get the Short End of the Stick

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 Paula Henriquez 0 Comments Paula Henriquez

On the average, Cubans are paid just a little bit more than what a pair of shoes cost (around 20 CUC) per month. Some people earn a little bit more because they get their lunch paid for, that is to say 0.60 cents per day for every working day.

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A Dirty City

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 Paula Henriquez 10 Comments Paula Henriquez

Walking through there is almost impossible, not because something is blocking the way physically, but because breathing is an unbearable task. The riverbed is becoming narrower, not because of the plants that normally grow in its waters exactly, but because of the piles of garbage.

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Havana When I Was a Little Girl

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Paula Henriquez 2 Comments Paula Henriquez

Walking through Havana is becoming a less gratifying experience every time I go. I remember when I was a little girl and a teenager how I used to love wondering through its neighborhoods.

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School has started in Cuba and…

September 13, 2016 Paula Henriquez 1 Comment Paula Henriquez

The speech is always the same, just the voices and names of those giving them change. That the new academic year will start and schools will be ready, that teachers will be waiting with a smile for children in their classrooms.

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A Papier-Mache Tribute to Elderly Cubans

August 24, 2016August 27, 2016 Circles Robinson 1 Comment Paula Henriquez

Cuban artist Georgina de la Cruz: “I wanted to make a point about the fact that we seniors still exist, we still make up a part of this world, this country, this city, and we still have a lot to offer, in all respects.”

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A Birthday Not to Remember

August 19, 2016 Paula Henriquez 2 Comments Paula Henriquez

In Cuba, the service of having your birthday cake made when the special date arrives, which I remember from when I was a little girl, continues to endure even today.

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Cuba’s Man-made Water Crisis Persists

July 24, 2016 Paula Henriquez 15 Comments Paula Henriquez

A friend of mine lives in Central Havana where the conditions are more unsanitary than they are in any other neighborhood on the outskirts. Most of the homes suffer a serious irregularity in the drinking water supply.

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Retirement on a Shoestring

July 18, 2016 Paula Henriquez 25 Comments Paula Henriquez

The pension retirees receive here in Cuba is ridiculous. Who can live on 400 pesos (20 usd) a month? And whoever has this much can give themselves a pat on the back, as my grandmother would say, because some people don’t even get 200 pesos.

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