JetBlue Flies Commercial Flight to Cuba, the First in Over 50 Years and I Was Onboard
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JetBlue Flies Commercial Flight to Cuba, the First in Over 50 Years and I Was Onboard

It was 11:58 am on Friday morning and I still had to park somewhere near 16th St. The Cuban Embassy, open for official government business only 15 months, closes at noon. I parked, illegally, and ran fast enough to burn off breakfast. I walked up to the ga...
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A Story About Cuban Food
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A Story About Cuban Food

I was at the Cuban Interest Office in Washington, just a few miles from where I live, speaking through a locked iron fence, asking the familiar guard the status of my Cuban passport. I applied for it 3 months prior and should have received it 6 weeks earli...
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A Cuban-American’s Humble Gratitude
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A Cuban-American’s Humble Gratitude

(neighborhood street in Cojimar, La Habana) I just came back from the grocery store, holding a bag with 3 bright lemons. 3 for $1. Pretty good, right? They were on sale. I'm going to make a really good lemonade and sweeten with honey so I can sip on i...
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