Because of the way our group is set up and grounded in a house far away from the university we study at it has been hard for us all to really bear down and make friends let alone participate in the edification of our projects. I have been trying very hard to make an effort […]

Trying to fathom the immensity of community in an island communist nation is nearly impossible. I have seen that although individualism is at times apparent here in Cuba more prominently a sense of belief in fellow Cubans or at least fellow citizens of the same province. I think there is something to be said about […]

Falling into step with time again I have been outliving now for about three weeks since I thought of this blog. I will start with an anecdote from Viñales a tourist destination in the mountainous province of Pinar Del Rio. It was here in the depths of the caves that I sensed for the second […]

Last weekend, I visited the Padrino (spiritual mentor) of a friend of mine. She is of the Santeria faith, which is a very common here in Cuba. It originated from Yoruba practices, and was brought over with slaves during the plantation era in Cuba. It melded with Catholic practices from Spain, native practices, and to […]

One of the blessing and curses of Cuba is the lack of access to the rest of the world. In my experience travelling in the past domestically, in Europe, and even in South America, a large part of the experience is always documenting the experience. The art of being a tourist; in balancing experiences and […]