Tomorrow we will have been in Habana for four weeks which is incredibly hard to believe. Time passes in mysterious ways here and can be hard to track for reasons that are hard to identify and explain. However, although I’m struggling to measure my time here, I think that individually and as a group, we’ve […]
The Political Climate in Cuba
It’s been two weeks now in Cuba and I’ve learned a lot about the way I should go about my day – what I need and where/how to get it. It’s taken this long to feel comfortable meeting basic needs, and of course I’m still learning. I’ve been thinking a lot about how strange it […]
Siempre un Aventura en Cuba
Hoy es sies de Febrero and we are two weeks into the program with 13 weeks left in Cuba. As Julia our Cuban program organizer would say “siempre un aventura en Cuba.” Or it’s always an adventure here. There have been a number of instances or circumstances that just can’t be explained or don’t seem […]
First Impressions of Cuba
My group landed in Havana, Cuba after our subsequent red eyes to Atlanta, Georgia, groggy and ecstatic and generally overwhelmed by what we were getting ourselves into. Despite a history class and a few orientation meetings, any logistical details and narratives on what it is actually like to live in Cuba were delightfully vague. Rules […]
Experiences in Cuba
On our first week here in Cuba I walked back with one of my group members to their house that I hadn’t seen yet since we’re all living separately and I met the owner of their house. An elderly man named Francisco. Much like most other Cubans I meet here, he thought I was Cuban […]