Tyler and I spend a lot of time admiring the unique fashion trends in Havana and pondering how Cubans get their cool clothes. Walking around the city, it’s rare to see clothing and shoe stores, and many of those around seem pretty steep for the average Cuban’s budget. For this week’s blog, we decided to […]
Essays Essays Essays
This is going to be a short post. For all the students here, life has focused in on writing essays while still finding ways to see the last bits of the city that we can. We have three major projects due– a research paper on gender for Dr. Sadiqi, a research paper on social movements […]
Finding what you need in Cuba
Tyler Wayne Patterson My life in Cuba has been exiting, lively and active. But now that initial excitement has wore off, the lines for banks and inconsistent stocking at tiendas are becoming starting to feel more mundane. Here are some basic needs (perhaps wants) that one will have, and how to come across them. Water […]
Gringa Gratitude
27/2/15 I’m writing this on a Friday afternoon on the rooftop of our school Amauta, sharing a rare moment of solitude with the city and a piece of gluten free berry pie from one my favorite gringo cafés. This morning in Chilca Totora was very relaxed, probably because our main compañera Maria forgot we were […]
Time Change
Our group went to Cetua this weekend, a Spanish enclave on the Northern Coast. We spent one night so that we could renew our visas the next morning. When Ryan and I woke up in our hotel room, things got confusing quickly. Both of our Moroccan throw-away phones told us that it was 6:15 in […]