Author and Architect Mario Cartaya sits down with Wynne Leon to share his emotional journey back to Cuba after 56 years, exploring memories, family separation, and the hope for reconciliation. Discover how revisiting childhood roots can bring peace and understanding.

Key Topics

• Mario's traumatic departure from Cuba in 1960
• The vault of childhood memories and their significance
• Revisiting childhood homes and places in Cuba
• The impact of family separation and diaspora
• The historic friendship between the US and Cuba from 1860-1960
• Mario's current project on US-Cuba relations

Links for this episode:

How to Share a Return Home Transcript

Journey Back Into the Vault on Barnes and Noble and Amazon

Mario Cartaya's website

From the host:

Wynne's blog: https://wynneleon.com

Wynne's book about her beloved father: Finding My Father’s Faith