Hola! Today has been such a long day, filled with lots of sight-seeing, some good food, and a ton of learning about crime and punishment in the United States over the centuries! I woke up bright and early to start the day with a quick workout in the hotel’s gym. I completed 10 minutes on […]
My First Day of Freedom!
Good Evening! Summer has officially been in full swing for over 24 hours and those 24 hours have been incredible. When I woke up this morning and realized that I was in my bed at home, I literally breathed out a sigh of relief that I had nowhere to be, nothing to study for and no work […]
Cuba; Day 12- Heading Home
I woke up on the last day with mixed feelings. I was super excited to return home, see my family, see Russ, sleep in my own bed and have access to the internet. Is that sad? On the other hand, I was a little sad to be leaving Cuba. If something isn’t done soon, Cuba […]
Cuba; Day 11-Meeting Family
Day 11 started bright and early because my mom’s cousin, Juanito was going to pick us up and take us to visit the graves of various family members. We scarfed down breakfast because Juanito and his daughter and her husband and son showed up earlier than planned. This was the first time I was meeting his […]
Cuba; Day 10- Another Trip to La Habana Vieja and The Malecon
Our trip was quickly coming to a close by the tenth day, but mom and I wanted to be sure to squeeze in one more day in Old Havana and I really wanted to make sure that we saw the Malecon. We had plans to get an early start to the day, so I woke […]
Cuba; Day 9-Taking It Easy
Realistically, I wasn’t going to be able to sleep in since I had gone to bed so early the night before, but I would have liked to have slept past 5 a.m.! Usually the cars honking, people talking, yelling and laughing, and Yolanda’s radio don’t wake me up, but that morning they did and it […]
Cuba; Day 8- Trinidad
After a long and relaxing night’s rest, we woke up ready to see one of the most beautiful cities in Cuba- Trinidad! We woke up at 8:00 a.m. so that we would have time to shower and eat before meeting our group and loading ourselves back into the van. We ate breakfast with our new […]
Cuba; Day 7- Cienfuegos
Day seven started bright and early! Actually, it wasn’t bright at all…it was still dark because it was 5:00 a.m. We woke up before the sun rose to get ready for our journey to visit Cienfuegos. We were supposed to be at the Capitol at 6:45 a.m., but again, Pepe was nervous that we wouldn’t […]
Cuba; Day 4, 5 & 6- Varadero (The Beach)
I woke up excited to get the day started because we were heading to the BEACH! Mom and I woke up around 7:30 a.m. to get ready. We weren’t leaving for the beach until 11:00 a.m., but it can be hard to find a collectivo heading towards the Capitol, so Pepe wanted to make sure […]
Cuba; Day 3- Adventures in Habana Vieja, Part II
Please see the previous post, Cuba; Day 3-Adventures in Habana Vieja, Part I After seeing the Plaza de Armas, we took a tour of el Castillo de la Real Fuerza, the oldest existing fort in the Americas, built between 1558 and 1577 on the site of an earlier fort destroyed by French privateers in 1555. […]