There's a dilapidated, seemingly quiet building called Methodista de Marianna in Havana, Cuba that 15 elderly Cubans call home.
Maria de Los Angeles Guerra Bermejo, 78, stretches after tossing a flattened basketball around the courtyard of Methodista De Marianna. She was a physical education teacher before retiring.
Irene Olivera Barrízonte, 63, watches over the nursing home in a rare period of rest. "I like to work with the older people and soon . . . I will become one."
Angela Guttered Morejon, 93, and Silvia Valdes Valdes, 73, sing in the main room of the Methodista de Marianna. "There's a lot of friendship here, and I am 91 years old," Morejon said. She was corrected, because she is now 93.
Anibal Fuentes Hernandez, 88, serenades and poses for me simultaneously.
Elia Dominguez Fernández, 84, plays the home's favorite pastime; bingo. Fernández, like most of the elders in the home, was brought here by her family. Elia is one of the few who still lives with her family outside the home, but comes during the day to stay busy.
Volunteers set up a string with water balloons to decorate the dining area of the nursing home.
A favorite passtime at the nursing home is singing and dancing religious songs in the hours before lunch.
