Cuban Stories on The Green Plantain

The determination of a man inspired by the love of a woman. His name is Roberto Ferrer, and he is the founder of Un Canto y un Cuento.   La determinación de un hombre inspirada por el amor de una mujer. Se llama Roberto Ferrer y es el fundador de Un canto y un cuento.   . . . #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantain #susanasbooks#cubanosporelmundo #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cub...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲. With this episode from 𝑭𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒐, I´m sharing not just a story about my mother but also illustrating how she taught us by example, despite the vicissitudes of exile—One for all and all for one—un tronco de mujer. . . .  #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantain #susanasbooks#cubanosporelmundo #TheGreenPlantainpodcast #TheCubanStoriesProj...

There are friendships that last a lifetime, and the featured snippet from A-Z with Mona P is a memory of happy coincidences and two women who have found kinship in the world of storytelling and podcasting. . . . #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantain #susanasbooks#cubanosporelmundo #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubanosesnespaña#cubanstoriesontheg...

Growing up in a Cuban household, we often heard the phrase “!Qué arroz con mango!” —What a mango with rice! …referring to things that are a mess, thrown together, mixed up, orsomething that doesn’t go together…but just like chefs now explore blending flavors in today’s Miami Cuban-inspired cuisine. So does Liz Sanchez. In this episode, you will hear the Miami tale of Liz Sanchez, who blends symbol...

What would you do if you were a kid and you wanted to chew gum but didn't have any? I mean, there were none to purchase! Would you find an alternative?...find out how Aileen Vega, siblings, and cousins found gum. . . . #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantain#susanasbooks #cubanosporelmundo #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubanosesnespaña#cubanst...

Welcome to Cuban Stories: Episode 131 – The Winding Road. A story from the book, Brave Water —It’s never too late to learnto swim or to begin again. A Story of new beginnings and the joy of life.#TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubanosesnespaña#cubanstoriesonthegreenplantainpodcast #untostonanyone   #Vivenciascubanas#cubanosenUSA #BraveWaterB...

Welcome to Cuban Stories: Episode 130 – A Christmas of Uncertainty and Fear. The story of a Cuban man caught in the immigration web of uncertainty. . . . #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubanosesnespaña#cubanstoriesonthegreenplantainpodcast #untostonanyone #Vivenciascubanas#feedSpot.com#cubanosenwestpalmbeach #cubanosenUSA

Dual Language Welcome to Cuban Stories: Episode 129 – Being Thankful. Pausing to give thanks for a life lived in these United States. . . . #TheGreenPlantainpodcast #TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubanosesnespaña #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantainpodcast #untostonanyone   #Vivenciascubanas #feedSpotdotcom

Welcome to Cuban Stories: Episode 128– The Spirit of Halloween, a short story about the childhood memory of my friend Aileen Vega and her first Halloween…with a short musical addition at the end of the episode,composed and sung by her. Spooky!

Please note this episode was recorded in the woods of Custer State Park in South Dakota...so you may hear the rustling of the trees or birds

Welcome to Cuban Stories: Episode 126 – Downpours—Aguaceros, a childhood memory of a Pedro Pangirl set in La Habana in the Summer of 1955, before she came to the U.S. Bienvenidos a Cuban Stories: Episodio 126 - Aguaceros, un recuerdo de la infancia de una niña Pedro Pan en La Habana, verano de 1955, antes de venir a los Estados Unidos. #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubans...

Welcome to Episode 125 – To Dream  - Soñar, as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of Cuban Stories on the Green Plantain podcast— a space dedicated to telling the stories of those who live on the island and the Cuban Diaspora. Thank you for your patronage and for sharing the stories forward.   #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo#cubansoengrancana...

En este episodio compartimos una conversación muy agradable con Nauzet Artiles Aparicio, el propietario delPopulacho, un gastrobar  en Agüimes, Gran Canaria. El lugar que se convirtió en mi favorito para escribir y donde Maria y yo aprendimos un poco de historia local. #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubansoengrancanaria#cubanosesnespaña #cu...

This is a personal story of finding my way to an ancestral home.... The approach to Agüimes reminds me of similarareas in Italy, towns perched on mountain tops, where the buildings seem to grow right out of the ground, and you can’t tell where the rock ends and the buildings begin. Its structures color the landscape in hues of beige andsunlight, and the church, La Parroquia de San Sebastián, en el...

There is only one question: What happens when an individual is caught in the web of revolution?

A Microburst with Theresa Marie Loder, where she readsher poem/song lyrics: My Memory Screen. #TheGreenPlantainpodcast#TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantainpodcast#untostonanyone  #poetry #siestakeypoet #beachaccess1theresaloder #theresaloderpoetry #turtlebeachcampground #beachaccess1 #theresaloderstories

This is a Microburst una Microráfaga en español. Un poema titulado: Adiós

Don’t miss Episode 118 – A Fortunate Accident -  Un accidente afortunado. Not only is it essential to have a skill, but also to recognize an opportunity as a diamond in the raw and have an entrepreneurial spirit. . . . #TheGreenPlantainpodcast #TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubansinmiami #cubanosenmiami #venezolanosenmiami #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantainpodcast #u...

A Letter to the Magi – Una carta para los Reyes Magos. A story steeped in memories from a not-so-far-away land and time. #TheGreenPlantainpodcast #TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #cubanosporelmundo #cubanstoriesonthegreenplantainpodcast #untostonanyone  #Cuban #Vivenciascubanas #eldiadelosreyesmagos

We are reminiscing about early Thanksgivings in the United States. Those sad due to loss or loneliness, the happy family re-encuentros (the reunions), and the ones that escaped us as we tried to adapt to new temperatures, a language, and culture. In the early days of our exile, if we were lucky, there would be a bodega within walking distance, but many only had American grocery stores nearby. …………...

If you saw him walking down the street you would immediately recognize him as the happiest man on Facebook, well and maybe in Stockholm and the world!  His mantra is: don't forget to be happy. He is often seen singing Mexican music accompanied by family and friends who live in Sweden. And if not singing, he invites us to enter his kitchen to delight us with his Cuban Holguin gastronomy. We definit...

Since the last episode, The Green Plantain and yours truly visited Greece and Turkey on a tour that took our family to the ruins of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. Akrotiri is not a place of fantasy; it is a prehistoric city whose excavation takes its name from a modern village set on a nearby hill because the site's name in antiquity is not known. This is a historical fiction story of friendsh...

A reading of Chapter 17 - Florida Snorkeling from the book Now I Swim

Riverside Love - Part 2 concludes the love story of Marta Anisia Mouriño Faes and René Julio Riquelme Babé, written by their daughter, Marta Mayer.  Amor Riverside - Part2 2 - Concluye la historia de amor de Marta Anisia Mouriño Faes y René Julio Riquelme Babé, escrita por su hija, Marta Mayer.   #TheGreenPlantainpodcast #TheCubanStoriesProjectpodcast #Cubanstories #Cuba #cubanosporelmundo #cubans...

I never tire of sharing Cuban love stories and how, despite often coinciding with the challenges of exile, they give us hope, a sense of continuity, and admiration.  This is the love story of Marta Anisia Mouriño Faes and René Julio Riquelme Babé, written by their daughter, Marta Mayer. No me canso de compartir historias de amor cubanas y cómo, que a pesar de coincidir muchas veces con los desafío...