Story Location: Cuba
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Why I Decided to Study Abroad in Cuba Despite the Travel Warning
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When I first considered my options for study abroad programs, the idea of living in Havana, Cuba for a semester was exciting but slightly nerve-racking. Would the already stressful process of studying abroad be harder with less access to communication back home? How would the tense and constantly-shifting relationship between the United States and Cuba…
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Beyond Lonely Planet: 5 Cheap Places to Eat in Havana
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In Cuba, It’s Cash-Only The decades-long economic embargo isn’t always evident in day-to-day life in Cuba. While the prices of your favorite foods may be a bit higher, it’s possible to find things like Quaker oatmeal, peanut M&Ms, and Nutella. As the semester goes by, you’ll find yourself developing a taste to the Cuban substitutes,…
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Being Caribbean in Cuba
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As an Asian American woman, I spend a lot of time thinking about race, racial perception, and ethnicity, and how each of those words means something different in the United States and in Cuba. Here, racial and ethnic identities have a much stronger impact on day-to-day interactions between both strangers and close friends here than…
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Beyond Fresa Y Chocolate: LGBTQ+ Culture in Havana
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The Revolution in 1959 brought sweeping changes to Cuba. Most notably, the nationalization of the economy, free education and healthcare, and the literacy campaign. However, the egalitarian Cuban dream did not actually belong to everyone, and one such marginalized group was the LGBTQ+ community. Sodomy was outlawed and openly gay individuals were interned in concentration…
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El Mar Cubano
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I grew up in Ohio, a landlocked pancake full of corn, corn, and more corn. My parents are originally from New England, and, upon graduating high school, I returned to Boston to go to school. I loved being near the mountains, where I hiked most weekends, and, though I theoretically enjoyed being near the water,…
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