By Lien Estrada
HAVANA TIMES – My mother mentioned her sister’s upcoming visit from the United States. Instantly, I remember that I need new strings for my guitar; the last ones I could get were homemade, but the seller assured me they worked well. A new set costs around 2,000 pesos (half an average monthly wage in Cuba). “If you have someone who can bring them, even better,” the seller recommended, “because there they are not hard to find or expensive.”
For this reason, I asked my mom if she could please tell her sister to bring me a set of nylon strings. She replied that she would tell her without any problem. Then I also remember that I needed a guitar pick to play. But in my mind, the pick was followed by an almost endless list: from the smallest and simpst items like headphones, USB drives, agendas, to those essentials like shoes, clothes, and not forgetting the computer that broke months ago, an android phone, I would love a Canon camera with its lenses, tripod, case…
As expected, the request did