Although it has always been a personal goal of mine to step foot onto Cuban soil, I never thought that I’d actually have the opportunity to spend 3.5 months living on such a mysterious island. Hard work pays off, and here I sit in the Florida Keys preparing… More
I’ve discussed human rights with many people here, and how Cuba and the rest of the world respects or violates them. Before these conversations, I thought I understood what human rights are, and what it means to violate them. I thought that the United… More
I expected it to take me longer to settle in. This was one of the few expectations I had when I came here. Because information about life in Cuba is relatively scarce (there is plenty of information about being a tourist, as that is perfectly legal for… More
I consider myself an experienced traveller. In my 20 years of life I’ve seen more of the world than I could have ever expected. I’ve vacationed in Costa Rica, lived with a host family in China for a summer, spent the best seven months of my life backpacking… More