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Rae

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A Week of Celebrations


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It has been one busy week filled with family, friends, celebrations, empty gas tanks, and a house of balloons and flowers. The final days have come where I truly rejoice not having to fight traffic in the mornings to get my kids to their school on time. And for a short while, I don’t have to brave the commute from school to dance practice. Graduation week began on Wednesday with my daughter. She finished her last year of elementary school and will be headed to middle school in August. Middle. School. My emotions are just not ready  ...

Wanderlust

Like a Local — Day 3: The Babalawo of Callejon de Hamel


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It’s my last full day in Cuba. Gwanz and I are preparing to head to Callejon de Hamel to view the show that’s performed every Sunday and to follow through with our previous plans: finding a “babalawo” for a reading. It was a short ride to Callejon de Hamel, but a sweet one. We are approached by a guy that leads us into a bar, suggests a drink that is mostly watered down, but delicious, and suggests that we purchase a CD/DVD of the performances that he has recorded in the square. We respectfully decline and instead,  ...