El autor, Gerardo Chávez García, nació en San Antonio de los Baños, La Habana, Cuba. Durante una tarde de nostálgicos recuerdos, se dio cuenta que él y su abuelo tuvieron cierta similitud en sus años de juventud, ambos abandonaron su tierra natal solos, antes de cumplir 21 años de edad, dejando toda la familia detrás. Esa decisión que tomaron, cada uno en su tiempo y sus propias circunstancias, le intrigaron. Sabia cuáles fueron sus motivos, los riesgos y las dificultades que tuvo que afrentar para lograr su objetivo. Lo que no sabía era como había logrado su abuelo atravesar el Atlántico saliendo de islas Canarias y establecerse en Cuba.

Sabiendo que ya era tarde para lograr detalles de los primeros años de vida de su abuelo, pensó que quizás algún día lejano todavía, cuando sus nietas tuvieran su edad, pudieran estar en una posición similar, queriendo saber detalles de cómo logró escapar de la tiranía comunista, y como logró comenzar su vida en Estados Unidos. Fue así, hace un poco mas de dos años, que se dio a la tarea de ir escribiendo sus recuerdos, concentrándose en los que pensaba les pudieran interesar a ellas en el futuro.

El abuelo les describe brevemente las partes de su familia que ellas no conocieron. Les cuenta sobre su sana y a veces

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The author, Gerardo Chávez García, was born in San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, Cuba. During an afternoon of nostalgic memories, he realized that he and his grandfather had a certain similarity in their youth; they both left their homeland alone before turning 21, leaving the entire family behind. That decision they made, each in their own time and circumstances, intrigued him. He knew what his motives were, the risks and the difficulties he had to face to achieve his goal. What he did not know was how his grandfather had managed to cross the Atlantic leaving the Canary Islands and settling in Cuba.

Knowing that it was already too late to obtain details of the first years of his grandfather's life, he thought that perhaps someday in the distant future, when his granddaughters were his age, they could be in a similar position, wanting to know details of how he managed to escape from communist tyranny, and how he managed to start his life in the United States. It was because of this, a little over two years ago, that he took on the task of writing down his memories, concentrating on those that he thought might interest them in the future.

The grandfather briefly describes the people of his family that they did not meet. He tells them about his healthy and, at times, daring childhood, adolescence, and youth and about his environment. Why he felt forced to abandon his unforgettable native island, his failed attempts to escape, why he arrived in Jamaica, alone, with his heart in his mouth, how he survived there. Finally, he tells them about his arrival in Miami. Why days later he began his journey north, the experiences lived during the almost three-monthjourney to New York, where his story ends when he turned 21 years old in 1961.

Published in 2015, 2024

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atrevida niñez, adolescencia, juventud y sobre su entorno. Por qué se sintió obligado a abandonar a su inolvidable Isla natal, sus fracasados intentos por lograr escapar, por que llegó a Jamaica, solo, con el corazón en la boca, como sobrevivió allí. Finalmente les relata su llegada a Miami. Por qué días después emprendió viaje rumbo norte, las experiencias vividas durante los casi tres meses del trayecto hasta Nueva York, donde termina su relato al cumplir los 21 años de edad en 1961.

Fecha de publicación 2015, 2024