• North America

    The First Restaurant I Visit Every Time I Land In Miami

    The best restaurant in Miami to introduce yourself to Cuban cuisine. There’s nothing worse than being hangry while traveling. My two-and-a-half-hour flight from DC to Miami sounds bearable, but it’s not just those couple of hours one has to bear through. There’s waking up early to arrive two hours before boarding, getting through the dreaded TSA, and finally arriving but then having to deal with long car rental lines. By the time my boyfriend and I get into our rental, we have one thing on our mind; Food. And not just any food, Versailles food. Versailles is a cultural landmark that sits proudly on Calle Ocho with a giant sign…

  • Caribbean

    Ninety Miles South of Florida

    In July 2021 protests erupted as Cubans reached a boiling point of government neglect while in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reveals my Cuban mother's and my thoughts on the matter as I reminisced on my Havana visit just a few years before. In 2023 Cuba currently faces trial in London over unpaid debt. The future of Cuba is unpromising as it resembles the Special Period of the nineties.