I still vividly remember the first time I arrived in Cuba in March 2008. Cuba looked and felt forlorn and remote. From the air, the landscape looked vast and empty, heightening the sense of anxiety I felt traveling into a world so vastly different from what I had been accustomed to up until that time. And now, I am leaving Cuba and the feeling is bittersweet. Read More ...
funny phrases from your blog...
ReplyDelete"Holy Cow!" .... in India, when a cow passes by on a street, she does it gracefully and slowly while an Indian woman hurries up avoiding to be hit by a car
“pretending to work because the Government is pretending to pay them.”
"Marriage is a contract made to be broken. " .. it seems to be true nowadays
You said you felt nothing when you left Cuba. But ironically, did you know in comparison with your other blogs that I read, this is the one that I felt more emotions, specially on how you described it when you first arrived in Cuba and the fun that one can have in Cuba. I sensed that Cuba has a character as a country unique from the rest.
ReplyDeleteHow did you feel when you left Mexico? ..or was that in your other post? :)
When you live in Cuba, you're always in a hurry to leave. Then, you miss it when you've gone away.
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DeleteI am sure you will cherish that experience.. not a typical experience for a Filipino living abroad.
DeleteI am not a fan of Communism but I am impressed with those who can manage to live in a Communist country specially trying to maintain a diplomatic relationship
Sorry to mess up your blog with many deleted comments :(
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ReplyDeleteI felt and experienced the same thing Sir, I thought I wouldn't miss Cuba but I do actually, it's not so much of the place but moreso of the people who became family to me. -cristine
ReplyDeleteYou stayed their far longer than I did. I imagine you must have established deeper roots with the place and its people. Surely you must miss Cuba a lot.
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