My original purpose for this blog was to write my observations on the Cuban Thing that has influenced my life. It was never meant to be a political platform of any kind. However there is something happening in Cuba at this very moment that not many people are aware of. Pro-Castro sympathizers refer to it [...]
Filed under Cuban Culture by on Nov 8th, 2009. 1 Comment. 
As modern as we may think our society is we are still plagued with the conflict of war. Though being victorious is the ultimate goal in any conflict, the sad outcome of all wars is casualties. The greatest gift a human being can give is to lay down his life for a fellow human being [...]
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I have always had a sweet tooth. I’m a sucker for pastries and ice cream. My favorite pastry of all time has been “pastel de guayaba.” The Guayaba, or guava is not necessarily a Cuban Thing, it is a tropical fruit very popular in the Caribbean and Latin America and can be found in recipes [...]
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Many of the posts I have written for this blog have dealt with some lighthearted observations. But in order to get a better understand what my Cuban thing is all about it is important to know that there are also some very harsh and ugly elements to it as well. Racism is one of these elements. When the Rev. Jessie Jackson and Danny Glover made [...]
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I recently read an article about Cuba opening an outdoor railroad museum in Havana just outside the Central Railway Station. It seems that Cuba, along with Great Britan, the United States and Germany, was one of the frist countries in the world to establish a railway system. In the 19th. century Cuba was the major [...]
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