Diaries Archives - Havana Times

My Take on Christian Communities in Curitiba, Brazil

I’ve steered clear of those churches that talk too much about money—those that collect tithes and then keep asking for more and more…

In the morning my aunt came back from the ration store with some products she’d bought for the day’s meal.

Some young people make fun of older people, seeing them as inferior, as if they no longer had anything to offer life…

It takes courage to stop a collective ovation! In an instant, you go from being one of the crowd to being “the crazy one,” the bitter one…

As Havana crumbles it is also falling apart in its memory. I walk through the city like someone rummaging through the ruins of a lost empire.

When I arrived in Curitiba, the first thing I was advised to do was open a bank account, so I could work officially and receive my payments.

While heading back home from the dentist’s office, I decided to go by the center to get a few things done, like buying soap for example.

Since I grew up in a family torn apart by exile, from early on I’ve heard that emigrating is the only way to prosper without losing your soul.

When I lost my job, due to that position I had bet on and that didn’t work out, I had to start looking quickly.

A foreign friend expressed her apprehension before accepting a trip to Cuba as a tourist. It was a country she had never visited before,…