in other words
march3
2016
Small Town, Big World: Wait For It
Where Do You
Read The Voice?
By Britt Bensen Steele
Although I was in Cuba as a student,
part of a small group invited by the Cuban Yoga
Two weeks ago I returned from ten days Association to meet the “father” of Yoga, and to
in Havana, Cuba. One word? Grateful.
share knowledge related specifically to my trade,
If you are like me, and don’t know much we did touristy things like eat in restaurants and
more about Cuba other than having heard of a stay in Cuban hotels.
“cuban cigar” and something called the “Cuban
I learned quickly that a favorite response
Missile Crisis,” the country is fascinating, to most any question I asked was, a very kind
musically rich, and very colorful. The waters version of, “uhhh... Laydee… you must wait.”
surrounding Cuba are turquoise and clear. The Once, five hours after arriving in Havana, still
cars are reminiscent of the
without luggage, we heard
1950s with hand-fashioned
those words. Then, when
renovations, lawn chairs
our taxi broke down around
overlaying the worn springs
the corner from our point of
of bench seats, and parts from
departure, we were told, “I
all sorts of models rendering
called to see… and… you
each vehicle magnificently
must wait.” And then that
unique and surprisingly
time when I got locked out
functional.
of my bedroom at 1 am.., I
The people are quiet
heard, “Laydee… you must
and curious. Most Cubans
wait.”
aren’t much familiar with
I, like you, am
Americans and each time we
American. And Americans
were asked about our country
don’t like to wait. We want
of origin, and we replied
to do what we want when
“U.S.A.,” eyes grew big,
we want. We want to set the
View
from
our
table
waiting…
while disbelief, confusion
speed on the road. We want
waiting….. waiting….
and hope flooded their faces.
to eat when we’re hungry, go
for our lunch.
An
incomplete
to the store when the urge
history lesson: US and Cuba stopped talking in strikes, and pop a Tylenol when a headache
the 60s and in the early 90s Cuba pretty much comes on.
stopped talking to the rest of the world. Cubans
Although I didn’t have any tissue when
learned how to survive without hearing aid I came down with a cold in Cuba, I did get a
batteries, toilet seats, ibuprofen, milk, and car big dose of gratitude. And, although I couldn’t
parts. They learned how to remove the motor much eat the fresh vegetables when most in our
from a dryer and use it to power a bicycle group got food poisoning, I got a big dose of
pulling a trailer to transport rice. And, they gratitude for my delicious lunch of food-borne-
found that music and dance were ways in which illness-free Pringles and a Coke.
to rise above all difficulties: for within the bars
Nothing like traveling 3,000 miles from
of one salsa, mambo or samba, freedom was home to realize how good you’ve really got it.
everywhere.
Guess I just had to wait for it.
Dana Hyde enjoyed the amazing weather, and the
Voice, in Carlsbad, CA while spending time with her
new grandbabies Huck Evan and Hadley Jo Risko.
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