The 19th-century Russian novelist Leo
Tolstoy once wrote: “Describe your village, and you will describe the world.” I
won’t go that far, but I will describe my home in the hopes of giving readers
an idea of Venezuela’s current situation. You must have heard about the
shortages, the lines, and the inflation, but abstract articles can hardly
describe what it’s like for us Venezuelans. We are a family of four living in a
middle-class home, enjoying an above-average lifestyle in a country where most
households earn two minimum-wage salaries: US$20 per month at the current
black-market rate. One day, as I arrived home, I realized we wouldn’t have milk
for breakfast the following morning. What would you do in a normal country? You
would probably go to your local supermarket or a grocery store, right Not in
Venezuela. We could still do that some years ago, but now it is impossible.
There simply is no milk. The government frequently announces it is importing
milk formula, but it never materializes on store shelves.
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