Juan Luis Guerra - El Niagara En Bicicleta -

By the time he reached his street, the dizziness hadn't vanished, but it had transformed. It wasn't the vertigo of falling anymore; it was the lightheadedness of a dance. He waved to his neighbor, who was fixing a car with nothing but duct tape and prayer. Keep pedaling! Juan shouted over the roar of the engines.

It is like trying to cross the Niagara Falls on a bicycle, the doctor continued, finally looking Juan in the eye. We are all pedaling in the air, hoping the wind doesn't pick up. Juan Luis Guerra - El niagara en bicicleta

He realized then that the doctor was right. The struggle wasn't just his; it was the pulse of the island. They were all athletes of the impossible, performing circus acts just to survive the Tuesday afternoon. He began to walk, and as he did, he found a beat in his step. If he had to cross the Niagara on a bicycle, he would do it with a whistle on his lips and a swing in his hips. By the time he reached his street, the