Eating in Havana has been a challenging, fun, and confusing part of living in Cuba. During our time on the program we’ve found great food and not-so-great food. The hardest part of eating here has probably been the lack of variety that we’re used to in the United States; long menus with obscure ingredients and […]
Typical Day in Cuba
I woke up to the standard breakfast of eggs, fruit, bread, butter, jam, coffee, and a smoothie—a start to every day that I particularly love. The city was bathed in a fuzzy golden light as the sun rose to burn off some of the lingering fogginess. It’s been hot and humid the past few days […]
Cuba Spring Break!
We spent our “spring break” on the east side of the island, known as el Oriente to Cuban people. We woke up early last Thursday morning to catch an airplane from Havana to Santiago de Cuba. It was about a two hour journey, and would have been an 18 hour bus ride! After getting settled […]
Cuban Baseball
I have been looking into Cuban baseball for my research project here, and on Wednesday I spent the afternoon with Javier Dreke, a scout for one of the top clubs in Cuba, Los Industriales. He met me at Ciudad Deportiva, a gargantuan athletics complex where sports of all kinds are practiced and played. I jumped […]
Slowing Things Down
When I think about the differences between home and Cuba, the concept I keep returning to most is the way that time is perceived. It has been quite a transition for me to get used to the large chunks of free time that I have here. At Lewis & Clark, I’m consistently working or doing […]