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. […]
Cuba; Day 3- Adventures in Habana Vieja
The third day of our trip started bright and early, around 7:30 a.m. so that mom and I could get an early start exploring Havana. In the past couple of years, when either of us have traveled to Cuba, Pepe has been very protective, never letting us go on our own for even a walk […]
Cuba; Day 2-La Habana Libre
Mom and I slept in until almost 9:00, but I did a lot of tossing and turning the whole night because I don’t usually sleep well in a new bed for the first night. By 3:00 am, the chickens are cocka-doodle-doo-ing, and by 5:00 am, the horns are honking, the music is streaming out of […]
Cuba; Day One-Meet and Greets
My mom and I headed to the airport on January 5th for a 6:00 flight out of Philadelphia to Miami. After arriving in Miami, grabbing our huge, insanely heavy bags, we waited for the hotel van to pick us up. It was already 10:00 p.m, by that point and we needed to be back at […]
Veggie Pizza
So my mom and I were talking about dinner plans yesterday and my mom suggested that we order a couple of veggie pizzas for the family. The two of us are leaving for Cuba tomorrow, so something easy makes the most sense, right? Veggie pizza sounded great…but I why order them when you can […]
Catching Up with Cross Country
Time completely flies. I honestly keep up with time and I can’t wrap my mind around the way that I wake up around 7:30 each morning, and before I realize it, I’m in bed. Time, slow down! Last night, there was a cross country pasta party reunion that I organized with another team member. I […]
2012 In Review
So 2012 is officially over and 2013 has officially begun. When I woke up this morning, the first thing I thought of was how clean the slate feels. It’s strange to think of the New Year as a new start, since it’s just another day. I guess if things need to change in your life, […]
Snow!
So my master plan to make falafel fell through after major mall sales sucked me in for too many hours. Russ and I only went to return a few items, but then I remembered how much I need this and that and we ended up staying until almost 7 pm. Those little machines just suck […]