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My Dad’s Story of Leaving Cuba: The Arrival Part 4 {The Man of Little Words Series}

November 19, 2017
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Family, Uncategorized

Knowing that all they needed to do was touch American soil, in this case, the Naval Base in Guantánamo, and they would be free was enough to keep them on course and focused....

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My Dad’s Story of Leaving Cuba: The Swim Part 3 {The Man of Little Words Series}

November 18, 2017
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Family

Many kids from Havana came to Caimanera with the same hope of leaving Cuba. Many died. Being from Caimanera gave my father the inside knowledge of knowing these things, like a birth rite of sorts. My mom reminds us, “You...

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My Dad’s Story of Leaving Cuba: The Wait Part 2 {The Man of Little Words Series}

November 17, 2017
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Family

Half of my dad’s friend’s house sat right over the water. The boys would have access to the bay without being noticed by anyone by lifting the floorboards of the house. The plan was to stay in the house until evening, hidden...

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My Dad’s Story of Leaving Cuba: The Beginning Part 1 {The Man of Little Words Series}

November 16, 2017
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Family

Sometimes we think that because someone hasn’t got much to say that they must not have a story to tell. The truth is, sometimes those who stay quiet have the loudest stories. Stories that need to be told. After a...

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Patching Generations: A Handmade Baby Quilt | The Cuba Libre Series

January 9, 2017
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Family

Some years back, Nana, my Cuban tia/prima* (aunt/cousin), helped make a project a reality. I had collected some of Rafa’s baby clothes that I just didn’t have the heart to part with and Nana cut out, designed, laid out, and sewed a...

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What Cuba’s National Drink Trinity Says About Cubans

November 2, 2015
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Travel

I consider myself lucky to be Cuban. Being Cuban stands for a lot of things: hard work, struggle, survival, gusto, controversy. It also stands for the national drink trinity: The Mojito, The Daiquiri, and The Cuba Libre. That’s right, Cuba boasts...

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Returning to Cuba: The Cuba Libre Series

September 30, 2015
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Travel

“Ernesto, Alejandro, y Rolando.” “Bien hecho,” I would praise Rafa for memorizing her cousins’ names. “And now las Tias,” she’d begin bragging that she could remember her aunts’ names also, “Yulisa, Adriana, y Ad…” The names were a mouthful even for a...

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Write Free (Inspired by Yoani Sánchez)

February 19, 2013
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Global

A few years ago, at a friend’s picturesque home, my least favorite type of conversation sparked… a political one laced with the idealogical views of a mystical Cuba. I have had enough conversations with far too many people who have...

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The Man of Little Words

November 15, 2012
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Family

After a few Coronas my dad might get “chatty,” but he is – and always has been – a man of very little words. Most, if not all, of my previous boyfriends were terrified, “I don’t think your dad likes...

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