We spent our final day in Cuba learning about the rich history of Cuban art at the Museo de Bellas Artes, answering some of our remaining questions at Museo de la Revolucion, exploring another face of Havana at a local boxing gym (where we were…
It’s our penultimate night together here in Cuba. Each workshop group gave a final presentation including gorgeous photography, readings of original written pieces, an impassioned speech about communism, folkloric dance and salsa, and live music. We are so proud of our students and look forward to a great last…
This post features student writing. Queridos padres (Dear parents), My name is Alice C. and I wanted to recap a really fun day we had to give you all a student’s perspective of our time in Cuba. First, we went to a vegetable farm where…
Everyone got together in a big group on Monday to visit Organipónica, a farm whose expertise in sustainable organic agriculture was cultivated the hard way. After the USSR collapsed in the late 1990s, Cuba was left without its most significant economic ally and source of…
What a busy few days it’s been! We’re beginning to wrap up our time in Havana, and our students are working on a blog post to let you know what we’ve been up to. In the meantime, here are some photos of our cultural explorations!
Students in the Spanish Language workshop group (focusing on Cuban Life and Culture) spent Monday morning in Cojimar, the fishing village which inspired Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea.” Our day began with a visit to an organic garden, where we sampled guava right from the tree and grapes…
Hello from Havana! Just days after the Cuban flag was raised again in Washington and with Cubans waiting for John Kerry to visit on August 14, our group arrived in Cuba. We spent our first day getting to know each other and taking our first salsa…
We’ve received word from the leaders that the group has arrived in Havana. Everyone is in good spirits!
¡Hola! Greetings from your leaders, Melanie, Carina, Britt, and James! After a beautiful weekend of preparations in Putney, we’ve finalized the final details for our time together in Cuba. We have an incredible trip planned and it will be an unforgettable summer! We will practice…
Welcome to Putney! This blog is where friends and family can follow along on the group’s adventures through periodic updates, photos, and stories from our leaders and students in the field. While we hope for a blog update once or twice each week, internet access…