Four Years in Castro's Cuba

Although I served as a Catholic pastor in Cuba from 1994 until 1998, itwasnt until around 2003 that I started writing down some of my experiencesand thoughts, which came to form this little book. I approached a coupleof publishers with it, but found no interest. So I made it available over theinternet to anyone who might be interested in Cuba. As now in 2012 my family has kindly offered to see about printing upa small number of copies, I wondered if some up-dating of the materialshould be done. After all, a number of years have passed. But while I havebeen interested in following the news about what has since happened inCuba I am by no means an expert on more recent events. And as I havebeen serving the small Spanish-speaking community in Okinawa, Japanfor the past seven years my access to Cuban news is limited. So, I justpresent here the text as it is: my view of the Cuban situation during theyears I actually lived there. Having moved from English to Spanish, then to Miskito in Nicaragua,then to Japanese, my grammar, spelling and capitalization practices havebecome a bit confused. I am grateful for the editing and correction help ofmy brother and of Prof. Anthony Jenkins of the Ryukyu University here inOkinawa, but Ill have to take responsibility for errors and inconsistenciesthat remain. May God grant that these pages be of some use in promoting betterunderstanding and peace among nations. (March 3, 2012)