En Bicicleta - Juan Luis Guerra - El Niagara

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.

The neighbor grinned, wiping grease on a rag. I’m halfway across the falls, Juancho! Just don't look down! Juan Luis Guerra - El niagara en bicicleta

The doctor sighed, a sound of profound exhaustion. We need an electrocardiogram, he replied, but the machine is broken. The technician left months ago because the pay stopped coming. We have no aspirin, no oxygen, and the elevator only goes down, never up. It is like trying to cross the Niagara