The 2015 program launched today with students arriving and seeing our first massive Kauri tree. We’re in Warksworth and tomorrow head north to the Bay of Islands.
From Lesedi Khabele-Stevens
It’s the second to last to prayer of the day, and the moon is clear in a cloudless, gray-tinted sky. I am standing on the rooftop of a road. The air is cold and motionless. Off to my left, smoke is rising from the dinner prep downstairs. The windless air doesn’t (soak) up the scent […]
Hemos visto una lluvia comó esta antes
Stormy weather. The power goes out as the streets begin to fill and then flow like mountain rivers through this concrete jungle. Sparks sputter from chandeliers and appliances as the grid surges. Blades of lightening streak down towards Soviet-era architecture slicing the grey sky into pieces. Explosive thunder erupts over the roof like good friends’ […]
Communal taxis in Cuba
Forget your American city’s average black-and-yellow taxis: Cuba has taxi system that would even give Uber a run for its money. But instead of a Toyota Prius’, nearly all Cuban communal taxis are vintage American cars that were imported before the revolution (more on this here). Cuban communal taxis run on pre-established lines with flat-fees. […]
A (brief) history of (North American) cars in Cuba
In 2012, for the first time since the Revolution in 1959, the Cuban government legalized the purchasing of personal automobiles and established automobile dealerships. Suddenly, American news sources are becoming more and more interested in Cuban automobile ownership and use. The first car arrived to Cuba in 1899, coinciding with the end of Spanish rule. […]