- 17 Apr 2021 23:31
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I wonder, what does Kelsey think about returning to cuba?
Tainari88 wrote:I don't hang around with Cubans with an agenda. I hang around with people from Cuba who live in Mexico and struggle to make end's meet.
These are the kinds of conversations I have with Cubans here:
Me: Tell me what you want to do with your life Kelsey?
Kelsey: I am thinking of moving to Spain with my boys. That Mexican lawyer took my whole life savings of $15,000 and left me with a son and debts. I work some pizzas caseras and chicken wings and I never finished college in Cuba. Here I got to work because my mother is sick. I need to make enough money to pay for a house and get a little car. But the wages here are so low. I need to go to the USA but my brother has been there for four years and all he can get is working two jobs. One for Uber and another one for delivering pizzas. After he pays the bills it is tough for him to save. He thinks if he learned more English and maybe studied for business school? It is tough leaving for the states. My uncle says the Spanish government is giving away some visas if you have kids and can prove you are in need of Spanish European Union work visas.
Me: Uh, Kelsey Spain is not cheap like Mexico. The pressure to make more money with kids is real. The Spaniards are fairly well educated and you will be competing for jobs with EU professionals who can do office work in various languages. Be realistic.
Kelsey: I need a higher salary! Mexico doesn't pay. When I first got here I was so excited. Stocked grocery stores and you can buy anything if you have the pesos for it. But now I see the problem is earning the pesos to buy all the things one loves to see in the stores and buying it for your loved ones? It is hard. It is not about the merchandise not being available it is about not making enough to buy it.
Me: That is capitalism in Latin America Kelsey. Your experience is not unique. What I think the answer for you is to cooperate among many to pool your resources and work on it together. 25 Cubans and some Mexicans, some Guatemalans but it must be about TRUST and respect. Pool the resources and work and build something together.
Kelsey: I trust you. How about you do it with us? Teach us English and how to attract foreign tourist dollars and then a bunch of little businesses.
Me: Hmmm. Why do I end up working when I just want to write and do translations?
Kelsey: You can't say no now. I need some English and can't pay. How about I do some service for you? The old fashioned barter system. Animate Chica!
Tranquility is not in my future @XogGyux you young ones with fine minds and full of energia juvenil. You need to be doing these things.
BTW, the problem is people voting democratically but again, if it is messed with? It is problematic. Got to do the reasonable thing. Let the people decide without coercion many different models. Can't have corrupt government. People get sick of that very fast.
I wonder, what does Kelsey think about returning to cuba?