tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post3879173071853017879..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Thoughts in ProgressA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-20757026849617127062016-09-20T20:06:31.479+01:002016-09-20T20:06:31.479+01:00Interesting and inspiring post. Thanks for sharing...Interesting and inspiring post. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-50398273395152412016-09-20T02:54:02.407+01:002016-09-20T02:54:02.407+01:00Hey Cubano, a very interesting post, and I do feel...Hey Cubano, a very interesting post, and I do feel like I understand your feelings (in part because you expressed them so articulately.) I fear that Trump would be worse than brexit, however, given that he would have his finger on the button of a nuclear arsenal! Agh. Take care, and thanks. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-26548712423319497692016-09-19T22:16:16.317+01:002016-09-19T22:16:16.317+01:00Very interesting realizations, Cubano. Distance an...Very interesting realizations, Cubano. Distance and time do indeed do a number on our perspective. Do you consider yourself Cuban-British? Did your countrymen treat you like an outsider or was it how you felt?Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7738590302829151422016-09-19T20:01:41.219+01:002016-09-19T20:01:41.219+01:00Welcome back home from your other home! You are mo...Welcome back home from your other home! You are more than fluently multilingual, you are a crafter of words. It's nice to see you back to blogging and I look forward to hearing more about Cuba. However, the real world offline may require all my attention in the coming weeks. I'm rushing to finish revisions on a manuscript before a big journey of my own.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-29108286693488279052016-09-19T11:40:21.778+01:002016-09-19T11:40:21.778+01:00“I’m back home from home”. Nicely said.“I’m back home from home”. Nicely said.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-42337257788833707742016-09-19T01:59:29.959+01:002016-09-19T01:59:29.959+01:00Welcome back to the blogosphere. I hope you enjoye...Welcome back to the blogosphere. I hope you enjoyed your break. It certainly sounds like you enjoyed your trip back home to Cuba. I appreciate hearing what it feels like to be an emigrant from your perspective. Very well-expressed! My father and his family came to the U.S. from Scotland in the early 1920s. My grandmother never visited Scotland again, but part of her heart was always there.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-22943744051677493472016-09-19T01:28:23.811+01:002016-09-19T01:28:23.811+01:00Fabulous post. I think you really capture the esse...Fabulous post. I think you really capture the essence of the ex-pat's dual identity issues. You really are "back home from home."Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-25950673821707604932016-09-18T18:03:10.347+01:002016-09-18T18:03:10.347+01:00hi, nice to see you again :)hi, nice to see you again :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-35593901854094373052016-09-18T12:00:01.596+01:002016-09-18T12:00:01.596+01:00I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. Glad that you...I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. Glad that you feel at home here. It's interesting to read your ideas about being an immigrant. I think the whole idea of being protective of your adopted country is (oddly and sadly) something that a lot of English people feel they have to show about Scotland (particularly since the independence referendum). I say oddly and sadly there of course because we are still one country. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-69459410548487071782016-09-18T10:48:51.955+01:002016-09-18T10:48:51.955+01:00It's good to hear you say you feel at home her...It's good to hear you say you feel at home here. My neighbour is Swedish, in her 70s, widowed (she married a Brit) and is feeling hassled into thinking about leaving - though this has been her home for over thirty years. JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-2215215541817521052016-09-18T10:20:26.067+01:002016-09-18T10:20:26.067+01:00Sometimes it does us good to hear the view of othe...Sometimes it does us good to hear the view of others, it puts new perspective on our thinking. Thank you for this excellent post.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-1149352004514802462016-09-18T09:40:21.457+01:002016-09-18T09:40:21.457+01:00Hi ACIL - I'm glad you had a happy visit - exp...Hi ACIL - I'm glad you had a happy visit - experiencing much. Fascinating thoughts you've given us here ... and I too look forward to more views on this country as we adapt to our new order ... it will take some years - I voted to stay ... but I hope 'everyone' will want the best for the Union countries, and for Europe - so that the situation can be improved.<br /><br />When I lived in South Africa home was here ... yet I hanker at times for Africa ... however being British I love the history associated with this country and the way we've been able to toggle and puzzle pieces of our history to give us some sense of time etc ... be it people, or be it earth time ... <br /><br />I do look forward to more of your thought provoking ideas ... welcome home and cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-83687339108344900372016-09-18T05:42:28.262+01:002016-09-18T05:42:28.262+01:00As someone with dual citizenship - British and Swe...As someone with dual citizenship - British and Swedish - your statement about “leaving home for home and returning home after” rings so true! It always feels strange to say I'm going home, no matter whether I'm travelling to or from England or Sweden!Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-15305038428829117472016-09-18T02:22:06.267+01:002016-09-18T02:22:06.267+01:00I quite frequently wonder what it would have been ...I quite frequently wonder what it would have been like to have been one of my ancestors during the first few years after their "transplant" from Europe to the United States. They spoke no English and, in the 1850s, they certainly knew they never again would see those they left behind.<br /><br />Being a nomad of sorts (mostly within the U.S.) and someone who considers himself more of a transient observer of life and lifestyles than a permanent resident of anywhere, our experiences are quite different, CiL. <br /><br />In any case, I am glad you have returned safe and sound and I will look forward to reading about your journey home from home .... and vice versa. By the way, was Thomas Wolfe correct ??<br />Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-25094638376421097952016-09-17T22:13:58.983+01:002016-09-17T22:13:58.983+01:00Como emigrante que soy creo que nunca se sabe cual...Como emigrante que soy creo que nunca se sabe cual es la verdadera casa, con lo cual hay que ir saliendo y entrando en ella y recoger lo que se nos da de bueno.<br />Un abrazoMari-Pi-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661886117860375651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-12444456681089889972016-09-17T21:06:47.042+01:002016-09-17T21:06:47.042+01:00Home indeed. And, like family, you can see its fl...Home indeed. And, like family, you can see its flaws, and will defend it just the same. A lovely post. Welcome back.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-29777286764608789442016-09-17T19:28:39.889+01:002016-09-17T19:28:39.889+01:00Very interesting. I've never given serious tho...Very interesting. I've never given serious thought to the issue of being an immigrant and I will now bwenefit from thinking about it more deeply.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-9421622850066809662016-09-17T19:20:24.906+01:002016-09-17T19:20:24.906+01:00What a thoughtful write. I like the way you descr...What a thoughtful write. I like the way you describe coming home from home.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-26696357532350504762016-09-17T16:12:32.813+01:002016-09-17T16:12:32.813+01:00I agree with sage in that we can never deny our pa...I agree with sage in that we can never deny our past. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-12778027329070563452016-09-17T14:00:49.405+01:002016-09-17T14:00:49.405+01:00Sometimes that wall needs to be broken through ind...Sometimes that wall needs to be broken through indeed. That soundtrack is always there being created with each of life's experiencesPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-83700650359999417482016-09-17T12:18:09.934+01:002016-09-17T12:18:09.934+01:00I'll look forward to learning more about your ...I'll look forward to learning more about your impressions on Cuba today. We can never deny our past, it's always a part of us.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.com