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Internet facilities are not availaible except in some of the hotels, so our blog is now restricted for the next three weeks.
However we will try to keep our minds off sleet n snow and cold fronts coming in and just focus on rum and jazz music !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See 27th Dec. for the full blog report on Cuba.
Livin la vida cubano
... this humid, sunny, and all around hot country. Although hard to understand, the people have all been really really nice and friendly. On Sunday we checked out this jazz trio downtown, and WOW it was nothing less that amazing. One of my favorite jazz shows I have yet to see in my young life. It has only been a week but I have experienced so many amazing things that I would love to tell when I have a bit more time as another student(s) needs to ...
For the Love of Rum
... three. Each. (Do NOT confuse this with a Negroni, which is disgusting.) All cocktails in Havana are decorated with a Mad Men-style plastic stir stick. We collected many along the way topped with classic cars and dancing girls.
One of my favorite moments of the trip was as we strolling about towards Habana Viejo, we made new friends in the street who took us to corner bar, El Angel ...
Los JAIMOS cubaneando
... paltas) de verde fluo más grandes, sabrosos y carnosos del mundo y cómo no, seguir disfrutando de este perro Paco Samuel que ya es amigo de todo el edificio y nos vuelve locos con su cara de “yo no fui”.
Nosotros y nuestros nuevos mejores amigos del verano, ...
Viva Cuba Libre!
I wasn´t prepared for the confounding awesomeness of Cuba. And really I can´t think of anything that could have prepared me. This despite the fact that I´ve had dozens of international (especially Latin America) travel experiences, years of Latin America study, Cuban friends and acquaintances in the U.S., and close American friends who have spent significant time in Cuba.
Yet Cuba is such a distinctive place, none of this provided me with an ...