Magical Memoir Moments

Nurse employed at the resort Club Amigo in Marea del Portillo. Photo by Tina Glanzer.

In Search of the “Real” in Cuba: A Pictoral Journey

When I travel, I love to meet people in their homes and observe their daily lives. I know that I can’t experience “authentic” culture in a short trip, but I look for opportunities  to make real human contact. Below are some people I met in Cuba in settings that took me back in time as…

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The Bee Hummingbird as Angel of Annunciation

My most memorable moment in Cuba, Oct. 21-Nov. 4, lasted less than 15 seconds. I wasn’t expecting it, hoping for it, praying for it. But there it was, right in front of me, first hovering, then diving right past my left shoulder. Two other hummingbirds buzzed in the tree above. I was alone on the…

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