This summer has brought a lot of rain to Cuba. The first few days Cubans were praising the stormy weather and the cooler breeze, there was also a heavy drought so nature started to be kind to the island. After a week of showers, mostly in the afternoons and around the time people are finishing […]

Some things are consistent in Havana and those are usually the negative ones. Every pavement has a hole, every building has a public hall with a missing lightbulb, every block has at least one informer. As crazy as it may sound this time I noticed the consistency of the lack of street signs. Every traffic […]

The “frazada de piso” (cloth that is used to clean the tile floors in Cuba) disappeared from Havana stores for over a month. Rumours has it that the factory was closed, nothing was of course said on the national television, regarding that common matter. I was visiting Havana for a month and the floor cloth […]

About a month ago La Chucheria bar opened in Vedado (1rst St. btw C and D). This place is a great example of a private business, one of the many flourishing in Havana at the moment. Two apartments on the street level were purchased to build a restaurant on one side and a 3D cinema […]

One positive thing I noticed since I am in Havana this June is that summer fruits are all over the place and luckily the production is high or at least higher than previous years. Huge mangoes and incredibly sweet mameyes are being sold at the market. Beautiful pineapples and papayas decorate the trucks of private […]

I am sitting at home in Havana writing this post on a notepad. Hopefully I will be able to post it on Internet soon. The summer rain kept us in the house today. The Cuban sun has filled my heart with joy in the last couple of days although I have to say that the […]

Toronto, March 21, 2012 To: Mr. Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Council of State and Ministers. From: Dr. Rafael González Pupo, a Cuban citizen residing abroad. Subject: Circumstances for entering the country on humanitarian grounds.   I am Dr. Rafael A. Pupo González, and I graduated with honors and as a student of exceptional […]

Toronto, Marzo 21 de 2012 Sr. Raúl Castro Ruz. Presidente de los Consejos de Estado y de Ministros. De Dr. Rafael Ángel González Pupo. Ciudadano cubano residente en el exterior. Asunto. Situación de entrada al país por Razones Humanitarias. Distinguido presidente: Le escribe el Dr. Rafael A. González Pupo graduado en 1994, especialista en cirugía […]

Estimados pasajeros: Se acabó lo que se daba! Después de cuatro años de que la Aduana de la República de Cuba permitiera la entrada de alimentos a la isla exentos de pago y de que los cubanos celebraran no tener que subir la maletica repleta de latas a la pesa del aeropuerto una nueva nota […]

We are back to Toronto after spending eight fabulous days in London, UK. The greatness of London was increased by the fact that we had few really good friends around this time and we managed to see them and explore the city in the midst of the Diamond Jubilee craziness. British are famous for being […]

Thanks to my friends, my mother’s friends, who are mine as well and the friends of friends I can receive emails from my mom everyday. The simple action of starting your computer, write an email and click the send button does not exist in Cuba for most of people. For the last couple of years […]