HAVANA TIMES – A friend of mine, a fifth-year medical student, was taking a while to return a book to me: The Great Swindle by the Peruvian author Eudocio Ravines. It’s a tribute to freedom, where through his experiences, we learn about the perverse underpinnings of the world’s totalitarian powers.
Worried, I mentioned it at home. My mother laughed and said, “I don’t know about the book, but he’s probably jumping borders.” A few days later, my friend contacted me via WhatsApp and told me he was living with an aunt in Kentucky, waiting for a work permit. The journey took a month and a half. “Sorry, and what about my book?” I asked him. I had to go retrieve it from his house, in another district.
I visited one of my aunts in the countryside. When her Methodist pastor arrived, I recognized him. I had gotten to know many Protestant leaders because