Yesterday, I started working at a prívate technical institution a good friend of mine is directing. It had been more than two years since I last taught a face-to-face class (I'd been teaching online classes

We woke up today to a radiant dawn which, as it is customary in this town, turned into a rainy morning a few hours later. I needed a haircut before I start my teaching gig tomorrow. My wife asked me to

Since @manujune was diagnosed with lukemia almost two years ago, my wife has not been able to teach. We had a tacit agreement: she would take full time care of her while I worked. We were able to make

Even though I have not been able to go out for 8 days now (partly because of my wife's fear, partly because of a teaching gig offer I got which has kept me busy planning), we have been collecting information

January 5th: 304 Bs per $ January 7th (in the morning): 311 Bs per $ Even though the government has met with representatives of the economic sector to avoid speculation and market distortions, prices keep

This cartoon by Weil summarizes Venezuela's current situations. Last night, at about 8 pm we were startled by gunfire. Seconds later, videos of drones and anti-aircraft fire circulated in social media.

We've been here before, slightly different scenarios, similar challenges for the average citizen. Most challenging issue: food! After a quiet uneventful night, we woke up to empty streets, closed businesses

We were awaken at about 2:00 am by the sound of explosions. This night be considered a chronicle of a foretold event. It was meant to happen anytime after so much political and social conflict. However,

Due to financial constraints, we were not able to travel to our hometowns and meet our families for the New Year celebration. We used one of the free entertaintment options we have in Caracas: public parks!

2025 was another conflicting year worldwide. For Venezuelans, 2025 has been added to the infamous two-and-a half-decade gallery of political, economic, and human right violation disasters. We ended up

The last two months have been pretty hectic at work; little time for anything else. Family is doing well, all things considered, especially under the current political uncertainty and generalized nervousness

Designed by architect Luis Malaussena, built in about one year, and innaugurated in 1956 by General Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Paseo los Próceres is probably Venezuela's most impressive monument to honor it's

Yesterday, we went back to our Blood Bank routine. This time I did not get up at 3 am to get @manujune on the consultation list. She had a bone marrow aspiration scheduled, which usually means she gets

For the first time since we moved to Caracas (16 months ago) we had the chance to go the beach. Caracas, being a valley across the mountain (Cerro Ávila) does not have beaches, to get to one You have to

Today was another exciting day accompanying @manujune in her public relations commitments. Journalists María Fernanda Zambrano (@mafer.zb26) who works for @mundourweb with the segment Una historia que

Today, we went out for a walk. We had several pending things, but ended up doing something different. Even though we have been in Caracas for more than a year and have been to Chacao ("the richest

Yesterday was a very exciting day. @manujune had been invited to an important radio station for an interview on the "Kiara and Rafa" show. Kiara was a very famous singer and actress when I was

In Venezuela we use the term compras nerviosas to describe the kind of stockpiling or hording of groceries that follows fatalistic news (natural disasters, scarcity, etc.). Of course, you need to have

Bad weather keeps conditioning our outings. It looks like it will be like this one more week. Today, we were commissioned by a cousin who's living in Chile to pick up a package he sent to his mother. We

I had not gone out since I came back from Puerto Ordaz (Tuesday). I caught a cold and the weather in Caracas (the whole country actually) has been quite unpredictable (sudden rains). Today, @manujune had