by Talia S | May 18, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer
Access to information in Cuba worked a little differently than in the United States for several reasons. I quickly learned to appreciate how easily I was able to access information in the United States. In Cuba, at least where we stayed in Miramar, internet was only...
by Talia S | May 18, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer
One of the first things people ask me about Cuba is “how was the food?” I didn’t really have any idea of what Cuban food might be like before traveling to Cuba, although I had heard there is an abundance of organic fruits and vegetables. I was completely right!...
by Talia S | May 18, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Semester
Coming back to the United States from Cuba has definitely been a culture shock, more so than I had anticipated. One of the weirdest things was turning off the part of my brain that uses Spanish that had been exercised every single day in Cuba. Even now, less than two...