Who watches the watch?
It’s time to take President Elect Donald Trump seriously, and remember what a commitment to journalism looks like. Continue reading Who watches the watch?
Category: Cuba
The misadventure of living abroad in Havana, Cuba
This Furious Revolution
It’s the strangest sensation- falling in love with Cuba. And then suddenly, unthinkably, Fidel Castro is dead, and you find yourself defending him on the world stage. Continue reading This Furious Revolution
Red and Yellow, Black and White
“I am a proud Chicana, Mexicana and American.
Cuba has brought to surface this American patriot sentiment I wasn’t aware I had.” Continue reading Red and Yellow, Black and White
“Taxi Pretty Lady?”
Many people are still speculating what a Trump America will look like for the vast amount of minorities whom he has threatened– and it is for the most part speculation, because no one really knows. But I have been living for the past two months in a culture where machisimo has been allowed to run rampant and I can tell you exactly what that looks like. Continue reading “Taxi Pretty Lady?”
What can I say…?
I wanted to cry, but I couldn’t. I wanted to understand what was happening, but I couldn’t. I wanted to kick and scream and overthrow the government in one night, but I couldn’t. All I could do was sit on a chair 90 miles off the coast of Florida and watch the only home I have ever known be delivered into the hands of a mad man. Continue reading What can I say…?
Old Men’s Club
Every evening groups of domino players spring up on the Havana sidewalks. They gather in the same spots, under the same trees, around the same rickety tables, by the same light of the same flickering streetlamps. Continue reading Old Men’s Club
On Cuba…
The first thing that you absolutely must know is that Cubans are crazy. You might think that it is a good idea to follow a large crowd of them across the street since they are more familiar with the traffic rules and know when it is safe. You would be wrong, and shortly thereafter, dead. Continue reading On Cuba…
Expresión
It is amazing to me that a people who were for so long silenced under repressive government regimes have managed to retain their ability for self-expression. Despite nearly 60 years under Castro and the blockade, and before that the Batista regime, Cuban culture overflows with art, music and dance. Continue reading Expresión
On Cuban Economics
Of course I knew that transitioning to a foreign economy was going to be hard, but nobody warned me just … Continue reading On Cuban Economics
Civic Duty in Cuba
The many hilarious and absurd experiences of an expat living in Havana during the 2016 U.S. election. Including: drinking to forget the presidential debates, the Cuban filing system explained, and voting abroad. Continue reading Civic Duty in Cuba
Kesia Lee 