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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 18 hours ago
Classical Music Sunday: My First Visit to the Centro Nacional de Acción Social por la Música
The National Center for Social Action for Music is an impressive building, part of the System of orchestras and choirs of Venezuela. It is located near the subway station of…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • last month
Another "Vigil" at the Blood Bank
Consultation Mondays are not exactly my favorite days, but here we went again. I take it as my humble contribution to this long healing process. I left the apartment at about…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • last month
A Night out with Our Wives
My nephew and I work very hard every day (he more than I), usually also on weekends, but yesterday was Women's Day and our wives had been anxiously waiting for a more than…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • last month
Making Time for my Niece's 15th Birthday
Yesterday, one of my nieces turned 15. Valentina is actually my grand niece since she is my eldest nephew's daughter. One of the greatest things that have happened to us since…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • last month
We had a Party after All!
Yesterday, I had not made plans for a birthday gathering or anything like that. I don't get paid until mid next week, so I was ok with just chilling in the apartament. However…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 2 months ago
Reflections on my 52nd Birthday
To be honest, I never thought I would make it past the half century. As a kid I was a sickling, a "little turkey," as we say in Venezuelan spanish. At school, I used to start…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 2 months ago
New Semester, New Rythm, New Challenges
I just started a new semester of online English classes and I could not be more excited. With all the issues we have faced and some new challenges coming up in the next months…
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hlezama (73)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months ago
8-Hour Blackout
A blackout in Venezuela is always a scary thing. For years we have been gambling on an imminent collapse of our electric system. In the provinces, blackouts are a regular…
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hlezama (73)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months ago
When You Can't Be a Tourist in your Own Country
Caracas is an amazing city. It can shock you in many ways. It has amazing buildings, historic sites and countless natural attractions. To the casual eye, everything is normal…
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hlezama (73)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months ago
A Raw Look at Caracas' Central Park
They say art immitates life. Sometimes the opposite is also true. In his novella, The Last Day of a Condemned Man (1829), Victor Hugo (11802-1885) writes: From a…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 2 months ago
Convincing my Wife to Use the Subway
Caracas is a big city. Even with approximately 3.5 millions people (after so many migrated) traffic can be hellish, especially running long distance errands through downtown…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 3 months ago
Picking up a Battery and Visiting Venezuela's Most Sacred Historic Place
Since early November last year, I had ordered a battery for my laptop. The part was not available in any tech store and after much searching I found a place that promised to…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 3 months ago
Bone Marrow Biopsy Day
Today @manunune starts another resting period of four weeks, but she had to go through the periodic bone marrow test. We got up very early today to be early for the lab…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 3 months ago
Hunting for Laptops on a Rainy Day
Yesterday, my wife and I went out to check laptop prices (a present one of my daughters' aunt wants to give her). I was supposed to do that the day before but it was pretty…
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hlezama (73)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 3 months ago
4 Days (and 25 years)
Whoever walks the streets of any Venezuelan city or town could think of anything except that the country just suffered the most shameful political and social disruption in the…
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hlezama (73)in Literatos • 3 months ago
Décimas posposesión
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hlezama (73)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 3 months ago
The Demential Game
January 10th is around the corner and we still don't know what's going to happen. We hope for the best, but brace for the worst. Thanks for stopping by
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hlezama (73)in Literatos • 3 months ago
Décimas a nuestra guerrera.
Es propicio el nuevo año Para presentar balance Aunque este verso no alcance y a riesgo de ser tacaño. I Ocho meses han pasado Desde aquel juicio impactante.…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 3 months ago
Back to the Blood Bank: A Quick Wee-Hour Street Tour
New year, old treatment, old routines. @manujune resumes her leukemia treatment Today and my part is to make sure she can get an early spot for consultation and treatment.…
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hlezama (73)in Daily Blog • 3 months ago
Pleasant and Illuminating Walk in La Pastora
La Pastora is one of the 22 parishes in the Libertador Municipality. It is very big and it's across Baralt Av from where we live. The main attractions of this parish, which…
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