The term "Dash", here in the US usually connotes a quickness or rapid method to achieving a prescribed goal. The symbol dash (-) is commonly accepted to denote spans or differentiation. The Arabic alphabet which spell dash indicates a shower and on the streets of Abuja if someone "dashes" you an object it's likely something highly coveted , perhaps a stylish, luxury sandal? ;)

Dash also happens to be the moniker of Dash Harris, a Panamanian- American filmmaker, journalist and founder of Afro-Latino Travel Collective, the group that introduced me to the beauty, strength and magic of Afro-Cuba. If ever we needed a reminder of the persistence of culture we need look no further than the streets of Havana. I will forever be awed by power of the human spirit and I have a Dash to thank for that.