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Meeting Sandrine Bonnaire and French Cinema month comes round again
Last week was a very exciting week for me. Before heading off to New York, the French Film month had begun in Cuba, and the Friday before we had gone to the opening night to see Les Intouchables, the second … Continue reading
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Tagged cine Chaplin, cuba, francophones, French Film Festival in Havana, Havana, Les Intouchables, mother, Paris, Sandrine Bonnaire
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Beyonce hysteria, date night with my son and the real Diva finally gets her party!
Well last week, the whole of Havana was wetting their pants about Beyonce and Jay-Z gracing Cuba with their presence and causing a bit of a rumpus down Havana Cafe Thursday night, including a lot of grown ups who really should … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Fashion, Film, Uncategorized
Tagged beyonce, BIrthday, cuba, Diva, El Cocinero, French School, Havana, Jay-Z, mediocre music, party, piñata, sunset
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Potatoes and the whole consumption game in Cuba …..
Potatoes disappeared from sight here in Havana a couple of weeks before Christmas. I managed to get hold of some a la izquierda, ie on the black market. This entailed going to the big agro (veg market) on 19 and … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Uncategorized
Tagged beef, Casa Particular, cheese, consumption, cuba, dairy products, EICTV, family, farm, films school, finca, Havana, Head and SHoulders, magazines, milk, pork fish, Shampoo, shopping, Vanish
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The Spanish Party, Cuba the Cat and the Lion that roars ……
We headed out for yet another embassy bash last week. It was the fiesta nacional of Spain at the Spanish Ambassador’s Residence and what a beautiful place it was. Imagine a huge white villa with palms leading down through a … Continue reading
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Telegram from Habana
I have so much to write about my new life that I have 20 blog posts in my head. I really don’t know where to begin. I am realising that my inability to write or get on line is more … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Uncategorized
Tagged Blossom in Cuba, Cuban men, Director, EICTV, machista, nanny, red wine, trippy, Viva Cuba
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In Limbo in Habana
My life has begun here in Havana but I still feel a little bit in limbo, mainly because the school term hasn’t begun for Rafa or the children …….. but after a few amateur mistakes, things are falling into place … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Film, Guatemala, Uncategorized
Tagged amateur, baguettes in Havana, Chrysler Voyager, cook, cuba, France, French, French International school Havana, Guatemala, Habana, Havana, international school, Juventud, mac external modem, marriage, nanny, role, rugby in Cuba, Thai Chi, traffic
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Arrived in Cuba and dialing up my internet!
I bet you have all forgotten what that sounds like. I have to admit to feeling very nostalgic when I heard that old familiar noise. Sorry for my absence from the blogsphere but the last few weeks have been a … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Guatemala, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged Amy WInehouse, blogging, British Society, cuba, dial up, England, food, friendly Cubans, girlfriends, Habana, honeymoon, riots, tropical juices
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On the run, safe house and processions …….
Our possessions have all disappeared and are due to mysteriously arrive in another country where I am sure we will spend an eternity fighting with the customs …… but we are ready for it. What if the ship sinks? I … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Guatemala, Uncategorized
Tagged Abtigua, Bandamax, Calle Camposeco, Caniz, Catholic, fugitive, Guatemala, marimba, Merced, neighbours, possessions, Processions, ranchera, safe house, San Pedro El Alto, ship, shrine, tourist
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The Toaster
We have moved out of our house and our things have left in a big truck headed for Cuba but not without some interesting issues along the way. One of which, I would like to share here as maybe it … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Guatemala, Music, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged British, comal, cuba, Guatemala, Harry Potter, humble, kitchen appliance, Paul YOung, princess, Streetband, Toast, toaster, tortillas, UK
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My Nanny State
Here in Guatemala all my friends have nannies, niñeras, muchachas or whatever terminology you care to use. It is par for the course, and a well known advantage of the third world lifestyle – a hangover from a colonial past, … Continue reading
Posted in Children, culture, Family, Guatemala, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged A A Milne, apartheid, chess, Guatemala, labour system, laughter, monopoly, muchachas, multi-tasking, nanny, nanny state, niñeras, serendipity, servants, smiles, tacuazin, tamales, Winnie the Pooh
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