The Cuban Plan – Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 88

A month after Amber left I was due for another visitor.  My mother called to let me know my father was coming to Miami on business for 5 days. He would be attending a business conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center.   Even though I felt really badly about my father’s new alleged round of […]

The Barrel From "Farin" (Foreign)

The ritual of sending a barrel of foreign goods and difficult-to-get items from abroad back home to Jamaica is a ritual often linked to holidays like Christmas and Easter. Barrels are also frequently sent during the summer. The barrels may contain food items that are rare or scarce on the island, or clothing that is […]