An emotional return! After nearly five years without visiting Cuba, a Cuban known on TikTok as @yisleblogs is preparing to return to the island accompanied by her young son. However, what should be a trip filled with joy for the family reunion is also marked by sadness, memories of her late mother, and concerns about the difficulties she will encounter upon her arrival.
In a video shared on TikTok, the content creator demonstrated how she packs her bags and confessed the mixed feelings she experiences every time she thinks about returning to her home country.
One of the main reasons for the trip is so that her family can meet her son, who was born outside of Cuba. However, she also explained that there are other family matters that have led her to make the decision to return, although she preferred not to go into details.
Behind this much-anticipated reunion lies a wound that still hurts deeply. The Cuban lost her mother in 2020 and claims that packing a suitcase for the island makes her relive that loss.
"I will never stop feeling a sense of anguish every time I pack a suitcase for Cuba," he confessed, revealing how emotionally challenging it is to return to a place where he can no longer reunite with one of the most important people in his life.
But emotions are not her only concern. The young woman also demonstrated how she organizes her luggage, in which medications and her baby's clothes take up a significant portion of the space, to the point of having to give up bringing many personal items.
"You have to become an expert at packing this because I'm not bringing much for myself and want to use the pounds for it," she remarked while showing the travel preparations.
This is compounded by their fear of getting sick during their stay in Cuba, especially due to the circulation of mosquito-borne diseases.
"Let's pray to Jesus Christ so we don't catch any of those viruses going around," she expressed, worried about traveling with a young child.
Reaching their destination will not be easy either. As he mentioned, the journey includes two layovers and they are expected to land around three in the morning, a situation that he anticipates will be particularly challenging due to the needs of his child.
“At three in the morning with a sleepy child, hungry, itchy, and everything else, believe me, it’s not easy,” she noted.
Another issue that worries her is the blackouts, as she is unsure if she will have enough electricity and internet connection to stay active on social media during her stay.
"If you see me missing for a week, you already know that I'm in apagonia," she joked, using a popular expression among Cubans to refer to the prolonged power outages.
Her testimony is reminiscent of another Cuban who returned to the island from the United States and recounted the challenges she faced during her visit, an experience also marked by the living conditions she encountered in the country.
For @yisleblogs, this trip means much more than just a vacation. It is the opportunity to reunite with her family and introduce them to her son, but it also involves confronting painful memories and returning to a place that, despite the distance and the years that have passed, remains a part of her story.
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