11.   The inspired accompaniment is a cup of thick Cuban coffee or, lacking that, espresso.

12.   The weather is warm, people speak Spanish, palm trees sway in the breeze and lunch counters push miniature-sized cups of powerful Cuban coffee.

13.   We are sitting in her modest office, where she offers a drink of Cuban coffee and some of her observations on Cuban education.

14.   Hundreds of protesters gather daily near the Little Havana home, and dozens spend the night in small circles of lawn chairs, sipping strong, sugary Cuban coffee.