Cuba Scuba

04/08/2026

The Cuban people are not the policy—they’re families caught in the middle.

04/04/2026

Love is Action

Friends of Cuba!! 🇨🇺 ❤️ 🇺🇸

12 people - who at one time or another traveled to Cuba 🏝️ saw the news & decided to give back.

This is your story - entwined with the stories of 57 families that have been met with outreached arms. 🙌

Your story unfolds from humanity and generosity over the last few weeks.

It seems that God can do a lot through 12 people with good hearts and clear action! 😉 🙏

It doesn’t solve everything, but for a moment ⏰ — 57 families could take an exhale and feel a hug from a nation where our governments oppose one another.

🤗 💗 💕 😘

This song was sent from one of our dear Cuban friends this morning.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fT6zrTcXvuPBqRMs_MUmF9Lr4E14eCSj/view?usp=drivesdk

It beautifully and agonizingly describes the crisis our Cuban people are living in.

I am convinced Cubans are the most beautiful people on the planet, even in suffering. In their pain they make songs & send them. In their pain they still smile as milk and cooking oil are passed among them and shared.
Because in the end it’s not about the oil - it’s about not letting life sour your heart not matter what comes. It’s about seeing your neighbor- and loving them.

Right now…Love 💝and Hope 🕊️ are at war with despair and evil…And though they may grow weary… Love & Hope will always triumph.

This Easter weekend may we be a little more like the Cuban people 🇨🇺 and may we remember the Hope 🕊️ that lies in Christ Jesus.

PS - if you’d like to contribute, message us- we’ll continue to send every last 💵 in support of our Cuban friends 💝

04/04/2026

Love is Action

Friends of Cuba!! 🇨🇺 ❤️ 🇺🇸

12 people - who at one time or another traveled to Cuba 🏝️ saw the news & decided to give back.

This is your story - entwined with the stories of 57 families that have been met with outreached arms. 🙌

Your story unfolds with humanity and generosity over the last few weeks.

It seems God can do a lot through 12 people with good hearts and clear action! 😉 🙏

It doesn’t solve everything, but for a moment ⏰ — 57 families could take an exhale and feel a hug from a nation where our governments oppose one another.

🤗 💗 💕 😘

This song was sent from one of our dear Cuban friends this morning:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JPyiLhgw8wvHb1lWePXas7fh6XT1Lgjz1Y0HXwDkj4E/edit?usp=drivesdk

It beautifully and agonizingly describes the crisis our Cuban people are living in.

I am convinced Cubans are the most beautiful people on the planet, even in suffering. In their pain they make songs & send them. In their pain they still smile as milk and cooking oil are passed among them and shared.

Because in the end it’s not about the oil - it’s about not letting life sour your heart no matter what comes. It’s about seeing your neighbor- and loving them.

Right now…Love 💝and Hope 🕊️ are at war with despair and evil…And though they may grow weary… Love & Hope will always triumph.

This Easter weekend may we be a little more like the Cuban people 🇨🇺 and may we remember the Hope 🕊️ that lies in Christ Jesus.

PS - if you’d like to contribute, message us- we’ll continue to send every last 💵 in support of our Cuban friends 💝

03/20/2026

Dear friends of Cuba - we’ve all watched as our beloved Cubans have been plunged into a crisis deeper than any they’ve faced before: energy shortages, fuel blockades, total island blackouts from electricity, hospital closures, food scarcity and quadruple inflation on the little food that’s left and no tourism or job economy. It’s unbearable to watch. We pray for our governments to get it together and reach an agreement quickly! In the meantime…If you’re wondering “What can we do from here to help?”then we’ve found a way. We tested and successfully found a reliable way to send humanitarian supplies. Most coveted are powdered milk, cooking oil and canned goods…As well as soap and detergent. To give you an idea… a full grocery run for a family of 2-4 costs about $275 delivered. We can send to Vinales, Guanahacabibes and Havana. We are looking into more ways to reach other cities where our groups have traveled. If you’d like to participate/ donate or have particular friends you want to send to, send us a message and we’ll give you instructions on how to donate as well as pics once the supplies are delivered. 🇨🇺 ❤️ 🇺🇸

02/22/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Dorka!

🎉🍾 🇨🇺

Thank you for making Guanhacabibes so special to so many and carrying on Dr. Maria Ibarra Martin’s legacy to the next generation ❤️

https://www.gcfi.org/gcfi-women-in-ocean-science/dorka/?fbclid=IwdGRleAQIGt9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeTXqA1dynxpBQIu0U7Kfo_VKvSBY1JSFwvJFTbb245wch8DaMfWLJ6LAg2KM_aem_YfTOM8rpK-Q9DfPURKUHsg

My connection with the ocean developed gradually, rooted in a deep bond with the sea and Cuba’s coastal landscapes. I was introduced to the ocean at a very young age: I remember that every summer, during the holidays, my mother would take me to the “beach.” Additionally, during my early school...

12/31/2025

Happy New Year to all those who share a love & passion for Cuba! May 2026 heap blessings upon blessings over the Cuban people!

Cuba is a magical land of riches, patience and contradiction.

🇨🇺 💝 RICHES:
People who admire Cuba recognize the beautiful natural resources 🌈 and feel the deeper values of the Cuban people. 😍 Their mental toughness and ability to see + help one another with what they have is unprecedented. In Cuba- everyone has needs. Yet…The genuine warmth….The pride and work ethic of a high standard to make sure everything goes well….The purity in humanity and friendship… the gift of time, a smile or a hug. To look into each other eyes … without hurry and see value, honor and loyalty… this is what is found and shared if you look deeper than hardships and ideologies. The US has abundance in materials but we are often so hungry for the old humanity that AI and technology are rapidly displacing. In Cuba, you immediately feel her humanity and old world values. It’s pressurized now… 😬 she is squeezed and more tense… but Cuba’s essence is still there in her people.

🇨🇺 🕰️ PATIENCE:
No one can visit - let alone live - in Cuba without patience. 🤔Patience for getting around… for creating the little things in your day…. for basic necessities… for recognizing time runs on its own schedule - held by its Creator… it can be influenced not controlled….🤪only our responses and choices can mold the experience. A Cuban is a master teacher in this lesson. In Cuba there are vast layers of culture…history… perspective… and national treasures. Cuba is always evolving…adapting. You could spend your entire life seeking to understand while she mesmerizes you and supports your inner being. If you’re patient enough… and willing enough… Cuba unfolds something more of her spirit and her essence in each visit while unlocking something new inside yourself. Isn’t that what a great relationship does? In Cuba it’s about always moving forward while cherishing good moments in the past. Being Cuban requires maintaining a hopeful outlook no matter how bleak the present wants to thwart you. Maybe we all need a bit of Cuban infused in us?

Each visit to Cuba.. if you allow yourself… you will find inspiration. For example after 27 years of visits to this island… the opportunity opened up to visit the famous el Nicho with my good friend Osvaldo. 💦 Neither of us had been before. We finished our prep and had a few hours open…. So we seized the moment. We had a 12 year old boy and his dog as our guide. His parents owned a coffee shop that brewed local beans grown in the rainforest. Moments like these are gifts and they woosh by. A quick snapshot freezes it in time to revisit or share. We stop for a moment to honor its presence as another locket of time ticks by into a memory - we are living life to the fullest.

🇨🇺❓CONTRADICTION:
The news rarely offers anything positive these days about Cuba shortages, blackouts, mosquito viruses. It’s not all wrong but it doesn’t tell the whole story. The Cuban media offers a more idealized view of beaches and resorts. It’s not all wrong but it also doesn’t tell the whole story. Cuba is not a land of and/or. In Cuba nothing is impossible while everything seems impossible at the same time. You have to go to know. You have to be open to take it all in.

To be born and raised in Cuba means you can successfully hold both extremes in your heart (the impossible & the possible) and find the thin foggy horizon to navigate where the two edges meet. That is where The Art of the Possible lives. You don’t have the luxury of being exhausted A Cuban must live on the bloody edge of POSSIBLE at all times… but isn’t that where you fully learn what life is and is not? If you’re anchored with a faith in God… can you not move and pivot knowing the next step will appear? Here comes 2026 and we fully embrace the Art of the Possible between our two countries. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇺