Freedom of Expression: comparing art in Miami and Cuba
June 9, 2017
Category: Miami
Versailles: a Political and Culinary Icon
May 31, 2017
By Jake Meyer ~ Today was our last full day in Miami so for our farewell dinner we went to the birthplace of the Cuban sandwich: Café Versailles. We were told that the restaurant was very popular so we might have to face a Cuban-esque wait time before getting in. We describe such delays as … More Versailles: a Political and Culinary Icon
Pedro Pan and the Children from Neverland
May 31, 2017
By Sam Leinberger ~ Before visiting Cuba and Miami, I had heard passing comments about Operation Pedro Pan, never truly understanding the scope of this operation. Operation Pedro Pan was the mass exodus of unaccompanied Cuban children to the United States. In order to understand this operation, we need to look back at the politics of the time … More Pedro Pan and the Children from Neverland
No es fácil, es muy complicado
May 30, 2017
By Asa Schauffler ~ I stepped off the Miami Metrorail with the group at the Government Center Station. We were there to change over to the Miami Metromover where we would go to the Tenth Street Promenade, the closest Metromover station to Florida International University’s Miami Campus. As we walked down the steps at Government … More No es fácil, es muy complicado
Which one is correct? Interpreting art in two cities
May 29, 2017
By Josie Emanuelli ~ Throughout our time in Cuba, we spent a significant amount of time looking at art and analyzing the artist’s relationship with their country and what they were trying to express in their art. So naturally, once we arrived in Miami, an art museum was on the list of places we were … More Which one is correct? Interpreting art in two cities
The “Havana’s”
May 29, 2017
By Jasmin Garcia~ Little Havana in Miami compared to Havana has many similarities that I was happy to discover. At times, I thought it was a little more “Cuban” which then made me smile. Little Havana is the home away from home for the Cubans here. I admire all the different things they have done … More The “Havana’s”
I Dare You
January 17, 2016
Danya Nadel ~ Today is Sunday, January 17th, 2016. One in the afternoon. The majority of the group has already left to the airport to fly back to New Jersey. I’m impatiently waiting for it to be my time to go. In the first 17 days of the new year this group of students … More I Dare You
Los inmigrantes de Cuba a los Estados Unidos
January 15, 2016
Ryan Clay ~ En el año 1959 hay una revolución en Cuba. Muchas de la gente fue muy asustada porque el nuevo gobierno no era bueno para muchos. En los primeros años de la revolución, hay mucha inmigración de los cubanos a los Estados Unidos (Mendez). Un evento en 1961 fue el evento del Pedro … More Los inmigrantes de Cuba a los Estados Unidos
Los Cubano-Americanos en Miami: Lo que aprendí
January 14, 2016
Monica Callaghan~ Durante nuestra estancia, tuvimos muchos lectores. Un lector en Miami, José Smith, fue muy informativo e hizo muchas cosas buenas para la población cubana en Miami. Nsotros aprendemos que hay seis olas de inmigración de los cubanos a los Estados Unidos. Empezaron en 1959 durante la revolución Cubana. Comienza con la clase aristocrática, después … More Los Cubano-Americanos en Miami: Lo que aprendí
Little Havana
January 13, 2016
Zachary Rimmer ~ La mayoría de mi tiempo en Miami fue en Pequeña Habana. Yo aprendí mucho sobre la historia de la pequeña Habana y los cubanos que se salieron de Cuba. Pequeña Habana es un lugar que los cubanos pueden hacer una nueva casa afuera de Cuba. La influencia de la cultura de … More Little Havana
