Abby Green
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Although we spent most of our time in Havana, we did travel to a small agricultural community about 6 hours away. We stayed with our host Tete and his family on their farm. When you think of agritourism in the United States, this is exactly what this was like. Tete built several houses for students…
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Choosing my study abroad for the Summer was easy. I love the United Kingdom, but had very little experience with Scotland, and teaching children while there was sure to make the trip even better. While most of us flew from Atlanta, I came out of Dulles international, which only saves about an hour, making the…
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On one of our many nights in Havana, we ventured to an art museum that also harbored different areas of nightlife and music. It was a facility I’d never experienced before and I fell in love with the people and culture. What once was a warehouse for light manufacturing, they developed the building to host…
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The Cubans do love their beans and rice, and I can’t blame them. At almost every meal a key component of the meal was congri, which is a delicious dish of rice and beans cooked together. The bean juice adds flavor to the rice and pairs perfectly. No matter where we went on the island…
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During my time in Spain, my favorite day was when we toured the Alhambra palace. It was extraordinary. The Alhambra is known to be one of the most unique palaces in the world, perched upon a hilltop in Granada, Spain. It is a famous monument of Islamic architecture that extends over 142,000 square meters. We…
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Most of my time in Cuba was spent in Havana, the capital. But we spent a night in a region about three hours from the city called Viñales. It was absolutely beautiful! Before we got into the town area, we made a few stops. The first was at a tobacco farm where the farmer showed…
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Most people know about all of the cars in Cuba. Driving down any street you can always spot old American cars made in the 50s and 60s- its quite a sight! In addition to all of the old American cars are a good number of old cars from the Soviet Union. Those ones are kind…
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During our time in Cuba we stayed in casas particulares with Cuban families. Two other girls from UGA and I stayed in Casa Carmen with Carmen, her son Angel and his wife, and their 10 year old son Angel and five year old daughter Sofia. It was cool to experience a little part of everyday…
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During this unique program, I had the opportunity to learn more about the modern and traditional food production practices of Spain as well as experience traditional Spanish dishes. For instance, we visited a Jamivi Iberian Pork farm in Granada, Spain. The farm was family-owned, and the daughter-in-law and one of the brothers gave us a…