I want to preface this post by saying I have not used the internet thus far, have no idea what my fellow Cubanistas have been writing about, and although I would hope that each of us responds to a different aspect of life here in Cuba, apologies if I repeat information or anecdotes. Havana is […]

Last Friday, day of investigaciones independientes, I found myself in the world of Cuban film on 23rd between Calles 10 y 12. Here the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) is located, with its many offices and archives, joined to a cine de arte, “Charlie Chaplin.” Across the street is a café and […]

  19 Feb 2014 Getting Our Bearings – La primera día Our first day in La Habana, we were ecstatic to find out what the city had in store for us. The morning began with a generous breakfast comprised of eggs, pineapple, batidos and papaya (a false cognate in Spanish that should not be uttered). […]

The morning after Mardi Gras nine Lewis and Clark students found themselves sprawled across an abandoned corner of the Cancun airport admiring their new Cuban visas. It was just after noon and we had a flight to Havana departing at three. Our saga begins the moment we tried to check in our luggage. A wonderful […]

Cuba has two currencies, both called pesos and the bills and coins are nearly identical, but in the Cuban economy confusing pesos cubanos and pesos convertibles will cost you as one is worth twenty-four of the other. And to make matters a little more confusing most signs and menus don’t specify in with which currency […]