Today all Cubans celebrate “el DÃa de la Caridad del Cobre” (Lady of Charity’s Day). Some call it Caridad or Cachita, others call it Oshun and many, like me, by either name. I am happy I am wearing a yellow hoodie today without even thinking about it. Yellow is Caridad’s colour and many Cubans around […]
Every Cuban I know who lives out of the country sends money to their families in Havana, regardless of age, financial situation or how long they have been out the country. There is only one answer to this: no matter if you send $20 or $2,000 it is going to help the people you love […]
Fans of the Israeli – American gypsy punk band (aka BBB), gathered at Toronto’s Mod Club on Sunday, July, 14th to enjoy a one – time show in the city, which was a part of the band tour in Canada. If you like bands like Gogol Bordello or Manu Chao and you enjoy energetic concerts […]
at least for me! 🙂 Honey that comes from your Island when you are far away, it is of course, the best honey. Toronto is not Miami, you cannot find Cuban products easily, but now if you go to Kensington Market, you can now buy a 500g jar for $4.29. It is actually the cheapest […]
Summer is the best time to visit Toronto. There is not enough time to cover all the city events, from Luminato to the Beaches Jazz Fest, it becomes overwhelming. Sometimes the events are happening at the same time and you have to quickly decide what to attend. One of the events or celebration that called […]
Finalmente me paré delante de lo que siempre habÃa creÃdo era una especie de raspadura china y me dije: “Hoy es el dÃa!” Desde hace unos meses querÃa saber qué era esto que venden como azúcar prieta o morena pero que viene compacta, muy similar a la raspadura cubana. La idea de comprar un bloque […]
I have been quite busy in the last month as I started a new contract job at the bank and a big chunk of my free time is truly devoted to spend time outdoors. As I incessantly repeat, it was a long winter and now being under the sun is one of my priorities. As crazy as […]
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You are about to see a lot of flowers. I had been waiting for the Robarts Library cherry trees to start blooming. I always have to pass the trees on my way to the gym so I was thrilled last week when I saw the pink flowers almost about the open. Â Â Â I did […]
