The year 1960 was a pivitol turning point in Cuban history. In July of that year all U.S. businesses and commercial property on the island were nationalized by the new Castro government. And in December Castro aligned himself and Cuba with the Soviet Union. It was also the last time I was in Cuba.
Unlike most of the harrowing stories [...]
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I don’t watch TV, per say. I watch hulu.com. As some of you may know Hulu is an internet service that streams television programs and movies. One of the nice things about Hulu is that it has a desk-top platform where one can program their favorite television programs and watch them at their leisure. When [...]
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I live and work in the Princeton, NJ area. Besides Princeton University, there are a number of well established schools near here. The other day I was talking to a friend who graduated from one of these schools, The Lawrenceville School to be exact. We were talking about the many different Spanish dialects in the Caribbean, when the [...]
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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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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 [...]
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A few years ago I was going on vacation down to Cancun, Mexico and I needed some tropical wear for the trip. So I went to the mall to see what I could find. Like most men, I hate shopping. If I can’t be in and out of a store in twenty minutes its not [...]
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Since I started writing this blog my mind has been finding more and more things associated with Cuba in the world around me. The other day I was watching a baseball game, the last ALCS game between the Yankees and the Angeles, and realized that baseball is a big part of the “Cuban Thing“.
Baseball may [...]
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I have never been a big American coffee drinker. Dunkin Donuts or Starbuck’s coffee just never quite hit the spot. I’ve always yearned for more of a kick. American coffee makers have always advertised their products as being rich in flavor. But I have always found them boring. Today one can buy coffee in a variety of different [...]
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I know I mentioned that this site is not meant to be a political statement but part of the Cuban Thing has a lot to do with politics. No matter how unpolitical I try to be I’m going to step on some toes anyway. So here goes.
Every Cuban on this planet, with the exception of [...]
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In Cuba it is simply called ’sandwich’. Cubans call it “Cubano.” To the rest of the world it is known as a Cuban Sandwich. I can’t remember the first time I had a Cuban Sandwich. I’m not sure if it was in Cuba or in New York. What I do remember, and will [...]
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