nely grateful for thinking of him and allowing him to work for us in the few days we were there. Every Cuban person we met was genuinely grateful for just being kind to him or her. This was definitely a touching experience for us. We told Raul that although we were "tourists," we were not in the mood to live the touristic ventures that the Castro government would prefer we did (for a fee of course.) We told Raul that we really wanted to know Cuba and how it really was. I wanted to visit my parents home to see where they grew up. I also wanted to go to my mother's school, where she studied as a young girl. I wasn't interested in five star restaurants and hotels- 1 wanted to eat where the Cuban people ate. I wanted to live Cuba. We did exactly that and as difficult it is for me to say, the Cuban people are living in a misery that is far beyond what any tourist could imagine. This is why, depending on whom I spoke to, I would be led to believe that Cuba was in great shape and that the Cuban population lacked nothing. Whereas, someone who has gone to visit a family member would tell me of all the misery. I was able to see both sides of the coin, and they are completely different. The tourists stick to tour guides and special events created and controlled by the government. Tourists would never have the chance to see the reality of Cuba. We did.I strongly feel that the world needs to see the truth of what is going on in Cuba and understand that a salary with the equivalence of $ 9.50 per month is impossible for a man to take care of his family. That the reason there are young girls by the hundreds between the ages of thirteen and eighteen walking the streets and selling their bodies, is not because they lack moral values, what they lack is food, clothing, soap, toilet paper, medicines and the list goes on. The world needs to understand that the inhumanities and injustice & that is occurring in Cuba must not continue in o unde...
