The night before we left, Jack and I had agreed to split some things: he brought toothpaste, I brought sunscreen. We filled up our water bottles with the remaining water in our 5 L we had brought from Santiago. We…
Go East, they said, Santiago, they whispered
How long does it take to cross Cuba? Well, according to the bus, 15 hours and 51$. To the cab driver with questionable motives who drove us, it took $50 and 11 hours. 11 hours of freezing cold air. 11…
Havana and I have a complicated relationship
I have the feeling of being in a time warp. And then I get a burning sensation in my stomach and my fists are clenched and I’m frustrated for being scammed again and then I get yelled at or cat called…