A country too unreal to be real

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Llevo meses pensando que estoy atrapada en una pesadilla, realmente no puedo creer que este país sea real y no me refiero de la buena manera, todo lo contrario… Hemos pasado unos meses sumamente duros, pensé que era solo mi realidad, pero la mayoría estamos viviendo esta etapa en modo difícil. Es distopico pensar en que el país se cae a pedazos y lo mejor que se le ocurre al gobierno es hacer fiestas, inaugurar piscinas, hacer conciertos y lo peor es que la gente asiste a esos eventos y lo disfrutan pero cuando llegan a casa tienen la nevera vacía.

For months I've felt like I'm trapped in a nightmare. I truly can't believe this country is real, and I don't mean that in a good way, quite the opposite. We've been through some incredibly difficult months. I thought it was just my experience, but most of us are going through this period in a very difficult way. It's dystopian to think that the country is falling apart and the best thing the government can come up with is to throw parties, inaugurate swimming pools, and hold concerts. And the worst part is that people attend these events and enjoy themselves, but when they get home, their refrigerators are empty.

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No entiendo a las personas, pero si entiendo porque este país nunca saldrá de la miseria, estamos todos destinados a morir sin conocer la libertad ni lo que es tener una vida mínimamente “NORMAL”. Mis esperanzas son cada vez menos cuando veo a la multitud dejarse manipular como siempre, nada pasa, todo empeora. Esta semana será anunciado el esperadísimo aumento de salario en Venezuela, algo que parecía imposible ya que desde el año 2022 no han realizado algún aumento y todo se ha devaluado tanto que el sueldo mínimo en Venezuela es nada más y nada menos que la gran suma de $ 0.25 aproximadamente. Obviamente NADIE paga eso porque probablemente NADIE trabajaría por esa miseria pero tengamos en cuenta que el sueldo base se utiliza para calcular vacaciones y otros beneficios del trabajador, es humillante…

I don't understand people, but I do understand why this country will never escape misery. We're all destined to die without knowing freedom or what it's like to have a minimally "normal" life. My hopes dwindle when I see the crowds being manipulated as always; nothing changes, everything gets worse. This week, the long-awaited salary increase in Venezuela will be announced, something that seemed impossible since there hasn't been a raise since 2022, and everything has devalued so much that the minimum wage in Venezuela is nothing more and nothing less than the paltry sum of approximately $0.25. Obviously, NO ONE pays that because probably NO ONE would work for such a pittance, but let's keep in mind that the base salary is used to calculate vacation pay and other employee benefits. It's humiliating…

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Les soy sincera, tengo MIEDO de que vaya a pasar, quizás no aumenten demasiado el sueldo, pero sí sé que la comida estará mas cara porque siempre pasa lo mismo y ya me cansé de pensar con optimismo. Es difícil ser optimista cuando ni siquiera puedes cubrir por completo las necesidades básicas del mes, cuando ni siquiera puedes pensar en comprarte algo para ti porque debes poner de prioridad la comida. Solamente una leche en polvo vale entre $14 a casi $20, depende de la marca y lo drogado que este el local donde lo compres, es irreal que nada cambie y que algunas personas aunque estén hundidas sigan apoyando a este gobierno.

To be honest, I'm terrified this is going to happen. Maybe they won't raise salaries that much, but I know food will be more expensive because it's always the same, and I'm tired of trying to be optimistic. It's hard to be optimistic when you can't even cover your basic monthly needs, when you can't even think about buying yourself anything because food has to be your priority. Just one can of powdered milk costs between $14 and almost $20, depending on the brand and how drugged up the place is where you buy it. It's unreal that nothing will change and that some people, even though they're struggling, still support this government…

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Es primera vez que siento que estoy llegando a mi limite y he tenido pensamientos de irme de aquí pero ni siquiera he podido ahorrar dinero para eso ya que es imposible y yo nunca he pensado en dejar mi país porque no quiero sufrir en otro lugar donde quizás no sea bienvenida, he visto demasiados casos de xenofobia y no creo que aguantaría eso… Pero he llegado tanto al límite que a veces pienso que quizás no sea tan difícil aguantar que me humillen en otro lugar si al menos tendré una economía mas estable.

This is the first time I've felt like I'm reaching my limit, and I've had thoughts of leaving, but I haven't even been able to save enough money for that since it's impossible. I've never considered leaving my country because I don't want to suffer somewhere else where I might not be welcome. I've seen too many cases of xenophobia, and I don't think I could endure that... But I've reached my breaking point so far that sometimes I think maybe it wouldn't be so hard to put up with being humiliated somewhere else if I could at least have a more stable financial situation.

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Te entiendo porque estamos igual en Cuba, o posiblemente peor todavía porque llevamos más tiempo.
Por eso sé como es eso por experiencia no porque me lo contaron.
La población de mi país disminuye por el éxodo masivo.

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I'm sorry, everyone seems so trapped and I don't know what the solution is. I, do, unfortunately think that a lot more countries are going to go down the same path and its really hard to be optimistic about the future - everyone seems to be at their absolute limit.

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