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For the last 2 months I´ve been living Internet and Facebook free life. OK, I have to be honest. It´s an almost Internet and Facebook free life. You´re reading this so it means I posted it somehow. True. But I don´t have access to Internet every day, sometimes not even every week. How does it … Continue reading 🇬🇧 Life (almost) whitout Internet
How everyday life in Cuba looks like? When I think about my life in Cuba I always think about the joke my best friend once told me. One day a guy dies and gets to decide if he wants to go to heaven or hell. First he visits Heaven and it´s really nice. Blue skies, … Continue reading 🇬🇧 Bright sides of living in Cuba
Few days ago after another salsa party we found this little thing on the street. Viñales like all Cuba is full of abandoned dogs. I really feel sorry for them. Usually they run around bars and restaurants waiting for some good soul throwing them a piece of food. The dogs really look miserable here. Even … Continue reading 🇬🇧 Welcome to the family Apululu
On the June 1st the hurricane season officially began. I´m not really excited about this new season in Cuba. In 2008 when Katrina passed by on its way to USA Fidel´s home as homes of thousands of Cubans got totally destroyed and the family had to move in to a smaller wooden house. Two days … Continue reading 🇬🇧 It´s a hurricane time!
All the people who speaks Spanish come to Cuba with the 'I'll be fine" feeling. And then Cubans open their mouth, and you're like "What the hell are you talking to me?!" . I'm not fair, they do make an effort when they speak to you but between Cubans...it's just a different story. Cuba was … Continue reading 🇬🇧 Cuban Spanish
So we're building a house. Building in Cuba is easier and harder at the same time as in Europe. Harder because of money. Cubans have ridiculously low salaries so it's really hard for a family to build a house. Why it's easier? Houses here are really simple. Once you have all the walls and roof … Continue reading 🇬🇧 Let´s build a house
Moving to another country always means facing new customs, habits and superstitions. Here are the ones I found the most funny or interesting. 1. First shot of newly open bottle of ron is drunk by...the gods and the saints. Afro-Cuban gods like to party so the first shots are for them. What does it mean … Continue reading 🇬🇧 6 weird Cuban things
It's been exactly one month since I´ve moved to Viñales. Time flies here. I didn't have any problems in getting the family visa however I have to extend it each month and pay of course. I do have a fridge now! Finally! It doesn't freeze things as it should be and it was way too … Continue reading 🇬🇧 It´s been a month
Fidel took me to Puerto Esperanza the other day. This little town is located 25 km north from Viñales and it's a place to go if you're "I don't like to go to touristic places" type of traveler. Puerto Esperanza means Port of Hope and I guess people living there really need one. Viñales is … Continue reading 🇬🇧 Puerto Esperanza
Coming from Polish family to a Cuban one, meanwhile having a great single life in Lisbon was a shock. It still is. I remember my parents talking about comunist Poland and remembering how everybody was different, how people cared about each other, how they didn't close the door because there were people stopping by couple … Continue reading 🇬🇧 My Big Laud Cuban Family
Fidel´s Girl 