My family were very high profile activists against the castro government in Cuba. Police searches and arrests for seeking freedom were part of the regular routine. At one point we had a very good family friend that spent a lot of time in our house, it turned out that he was an undercover cuban government agent. In 94 our family was able to leave the country by way of political asylum, we relocated to New Orleans. In 96 my family decided to move to Miami FL, we've been here ever since (if it were up to me I would have probably stayed in New Orleans). I'm glad that I came over to this country, I feel 4/5 North American and maybe 1/5 Cuban, when I was a child a lot of what happened in my house rubbed off on me, I refused to speak the Cuban National anthem, and I laughed the at daily propaganda that was spoken in schools over loud speakers (at the age of 8). I identify more with older cubans (pre Castro) than the younger generation. I frown at the outlook and ideology of what seems to be the majority of younger generation cubans, I try my best to keep away, mind my own business, and live an honest life. I do not believe in races, but I do believe in the behavior of different cultures, cuban culture has been degraded over the past 50 years, and it's very sad. Even so, in my personal experience it seems that a lot of problems with cuban culture existed even before castro, people not minding their own business, and envy being two big ones, that's probably how he got in power in the first place.
Any cubans on here you may share your opinion but please tone it down (I know you may be defensive but please save it), these are my very own real experiences, and they are subjective to me, I understand that others may have lived a different reality.
I have a fever but I felt compelled to write this, I used spell check and had to go out of my way to not capitalize castro.
Current Age: 28.