University of Houston in Cuba

This blog collects the memoirs written by students from University of Houston who have been going to Cuba every Spring or Summer since 2013. They embarked in those journeys to collaborate on various cultural and social projects that are changing the current Cuban social landscape. The way these experiences impacted both their professional and personal lives while impacting the lives of Cubans, looks for an awakening process among our UH faculty and students.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Chronicle of a Cuban Family

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By: Delia M Pacheco We were a total of fifteen students who had just arrived to a very different country, everyth...

Matanzas 2019

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By Kyra Raine Guerrero             The care-free expression on each of our faces may do the best job at inviting any curio...

All I had Known of Cuba Prior to Travelling There Was the Common Stereotypes

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By Kyle McDaniel Professor Cuesta had been trying to co-opt me onto her Spanish translation trip to Cuba since my first cla...
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University of Houston in Vigía, Cuba
Cuba offers a unique opportunity to expose UH students to a complex sociopolitical reality matched with rich cultural environment. Moreover, this class follows cultural studies methodologies, which allows students to approach Cuban context from an interdisciplinary perspective. Furthermore spending a week there during Spring Break gives them first hand experience with the editing process and protocol. In contrast with a more traditional literary class, this course is designed to expose students, both at the undergraduate and graduate level to practical training in the editorial field while enhancing their research abilities. By working in collaboration with a Cuban press
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