We have been without Internet for several days, so we have not even been able to report about what we have seen after the death of Chávez’. For many of the Cuban people, he is a national hero. Those outside of Cuba knew of his medical trip to this country, but how many of us […]

Cuba, Day 05 Dance, Art, and Music This was a day for dance, art, and music. We loaded onto our bus with our trusty driver Fortun, and headed off to attend a rehearsal of the Irene Rodriguez dance company. A Prima Ballerina who has also taken top awards for dance in Spain, Irene also teaches […]

Cuba, Day 04 A Tobacco Plantation We gathered in the morning in the lobby. It was 6:00, and we were headed for a beautiful valley where a lot of tobacco is grown. We wanted to get there before the light got too high. This was a fun change. We had been pounding the cobble streets […]