What
else? Check these websites and
blogs:
safebridge.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html
Before
You Go
Watch videos
Audrey
Flack, an artist from New York City, made a service trip to Havana in April
2014.
Here are
some frame shots of videos that are available on YouTube. You might find it helpful to see the type of
interaction that is possible in a city that has been isolated rom the Internet
and much of consumerism for a half century.
It’s like a trip back in time.
Audrey
Flack (left) with interpreter Rosa from the FLEX.uh.cu Faculty of Foreign
Languages.
Audrey in Havana 5 of 15
Channel: visual active
Find out about Cuban culture. Learn
about “team dominos” (which has different rules from the individual, “winner takes
all” version of the game played in the USA).
Mario Llorente describes dominos and the culture of communication
between players.
Search
terms: “Mario llorente describe
collaboration team dominos youtube”
Learn about the education system.
Mario Llorente
describes the “beca” system (high school)
Here’s a
quote from Mario’s video series: “Parents normally come to school often. The teacher will go to your house at least
once a year. It can be weekends or
weekdays. I remember one of my teachers
Jose Pazo who biked to every house on a weekend, spending Saturday going house
to house. Maybe the family is playing
dominos and he will drink a beer with your father.” (starting in minute 11)
Watch some travel videos
See “Episode 39 - Havana Part 1”
in a YouTube
video series by TravelingRobert (the name of a YouTube account)
A school
teacher shared some of his observations from a visit to Havana. See the first minute for some photos of Cuba
Libro (Calle 24 and Calle 19).
Search “Calle 19 Havana See Connor
Gorry”
Visit Social Media
Click on
the Facebook page for Cuba Libro. Find
out what might be happening at the store while you are on the island:
Read blogs
HereIsHavana.com by Connor Gorry is the obvious
choice. She helped found Cuba Libro, the
first English language book store in Havana with a juice bar. Here’s an excerpt from a post in November
2014:
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Surrounded by punchy bright flowers,
relaxing, windows thrown wide. The breeze and verdant hour and laughter of
passersby intoxicate. Inventing parties, creating drama, swapping art and
clothes and women, maintaining levity despite – and because of – life’s
hardships: this is Havana. The unhinged enthusiasm dominoes, flirting, a robust
buffet, and pelota (especially if it’s
Industriales vs Matanzas like tonight) can occasion: this too, is Havana.
Look at some books
about Cuba
Here’s
a link to an ebook about Havana with photos from November 2012.
Matt Blazek’s book of photos
Search terms: “Matt Blazek, writer Havana Amazon”
http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Writer-Around-Havana-Matthew/dp/1497420717
go to the next PART
See Part 1 of this series
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