Journalist Sheilah Bright
It's easy to savor the quaintness of a country when it has been a forbidden fruit for so long. Cuba's vintage automobiles, revolution graffiti and cigar-puffing characters satisfy the travel itch, but they can upstage reality as they did on my first trip there in 2012. On a return visit in December, I wanted to better understand Cuban life as I traveled deep... Continue Reading →
I left Cuba a day too early - Dec. 16 - the day before the United States and Cuba announced plans to restore a diplomatic relationship shredded by political and emotional events 50 years and more in the making. People will disagree about the decisions, question motives and speculate about why it took so long... Continue Reading →
She didn't want to come down the stairs for the first few moments. Perched on a shaky bannister, she peered down on a pack of photographers focusing on the graceful curve of a staircase leading to rundown apartments on a backstreet in Cuba. I could feel her watching and then saw her duck into the... Continue Reading →
Will the Pope's visit and increased media attention bless Cuba with more freedom? Time will tell.
