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the foundational document of Cuban life. Nothing important about the ra-tion system has changed: although it is now printed in a vertical format, the book looks identical to the one is-sued annually for decades. 1 For their protection from the Cuban state, certain persons in this article will go un-named. What has changed is the ink: there Journalist Patrick Symmes decided to find out what it was like to live on the wages of a Cuban journalist, about $15 US dollars a month. It wasn’t easy. He spent most of his time scrounging for food and lost 11.5 pounds in the process. His story, “Thirty Days As A Cuban,” is in the October 2010 issue of Harper’s. Thirty Days as a Cuban. By Patrick Symmes October 1, 2010. Pinching pesos and dropping pounds in Havana. In the first two decades of my life I don’t believe I ever Journalist Patrick Symmes talks about living on $15 dollars a month in Cuba. His article in the October Harper’s is “Thirty Days as a Cuban: Pinching pesos and dropping pounds in Havana.” And we air a 2008 interview with T.J. English about HAVANA NOCTURNE. Based on Patrick Symmes' article “Thirty Days as a Cuban”, it seems as though the degree of ECONOMIC INEQUALITY (the extent of the economic difference between the rich and the poor) in Cuba is relatively low. Thirty days as a Cuban: Pinching pesos and dropping pounds in Havana – By Patrick Symmes (Harper’s Magazine) 2010-09-23 ~ Mark A journalist experiences a month of eating on the official rations and the black market. Thirty Days as a Cuban was written in October 2010 as Symmes experienced life in Havana. Symmes explains how during his time living in Cuba, the degree of socio/economic inequality was relatively low. While some people were making more than others, the vast majority of Cubans were significantly poor and suffered from starvation in a daily basis. By Patrick Symmes October 6, 2008. The Day Fidel Died; Thirty Days as a Cuban; A Wild Country Grows in South Sudan; City on the Edge; “THIRTY DAYS AS A CUBAN” Article Review Based on Patrick Symmes’ article “Thirty Days as a Cuban”, it seems as though the degree of ECONOMIC INEQUALITY (the extent of the economic difference between the rich and the poor) in Cuba is relatively low. It takes place in Cuba, where reporter Patrick Symmes attempts to live and eat on $20 a month. "Thirty Days as a Cuban" appears in the latest issue of Harper's (subscription required): In The Day Fidel Died, intrepid travel writer Patrick Symmes interweaves reporting from years spent traveling to the Cuban Island, a narrative history of the rise of Fidelismo and the last sixty-plus years of life there under Fidel Castro. As the nearest Communist state to the US for decades, Cuba has long loomed in our cultural memory and history. In The Day Fidel Died, intrepid travel writer Patrick Symmes interweaves reporting from years spent traveling to the Cuban Island, a narrative history of the rise of Fidelismo and the last sixty-plus years of life there under Fidel Castro. As the nearest Communist state to the US for decades, Cuba has long loomed in our cultural memory and history. Thirty Days as a Cuban; A Wild Country Grows in South Sudan; City on the Edge; Sleepless in Stockholm; Writers Voice: Cuba Present And Past; Dispatches – cbc radio: The Cuban State Diet; New Tactics for an Old Regime in Cuba; Dams in Chilean Patagonia; Meet The Neighbors; Day of Ascension; Hugo’s World; The Ghost of Shipwrecks Future Day of Ascension; The Cabin of My Dreams; Sleepless in Stockholm; Hugo’s World; Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; The Filthy, Fecund Secret of Emilia-Romagna; Turkey: Archeological Dig Reshaping Human History; Dams in Chilean Patagonia; New Tactics for an Old Regime in Cuba; Off the Deep End; Thirty Days as a Cuban; Harper’s Video Timeless stories from our 175-year archive handpicked to speak to the news of the day. Thirty Days as a Cuban; A Wild Country Grows in South Sudan; City on the Edge; Sleepless in Stockholm; Writers Voice: Cuba Present And Past; Dispatches – cbc radio: The Cuban State Diet; New Tactics for an Old Regime in Cuba; Dams in Chilean Patagonia; Meet The Neighbors; Day of Ascension; Hugo’s World; The Ghost of Shipwrecks Future Written by: Patrick Symmes and Peter Frank Edwards Harvest Swoon It's called agriturismo in Italy—travel to the things that feed us—but these days it's blooming right here at home, especially in the farms and vineyards of the Pacific Northwest. [Continue reading] about Slow Food and Agritourism in the Pacific Northwest Thirty Days as a Cuban; A Wild Country Grows in South Sudan; City on the Edge; Sleepless in Stockholm; Writers Voice: Cuba Present And Past; Dispatches – cbc radio: The Cuban State Diet; New Tactics for an Old Regime in Cuba; Dams in Chilean Patagonia; Meet The Neighbors; Day of Ascension; Hugo’s World; The Ghost of Shipwrecks Future Written by: Patrick Symmes and Peter Frank Edwards Harvest Swoon It's called agriturismo in Italy—travel to the things that feed us—but these days it's blooming right here at home, especially in the There was a tragicomic moment when I was pulled out of line at the metal detectors by men in uniform because an immigration officer thought I had overstayed my thirty-day visa. It took three people, repeatedly counting it out on their fingers, to prove that I was still on day thirty.
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