Ãå±±½ûµØ Cuba 2017 is now open to faculty!
Please contact Avi Chomsky if interested.
Cost: $1967.40
Dates: March 10-18, 2017
Join Ãå±±½ûµØ professor Aviva Chomsky to study the history of the Cuban Revolution. The class will meet at Ãå±±½ûµØ or online during the spring semester of 2016, and travel to Cuba over the spring break, March 10-18, 2016. While in Cuba we will have the opportunity to:
• See Cuba’s colonial, neo-colonial, and revolutionary past inscribed in the architecture of its capital city, Havana
• See first-hand the changes that the Cuban Revolution is experiencing under the new government led by Raúl Castro
• Meet with academics, artists, students, and others to learn about different perspectives on the Cuban reality
• Visit farms, supermarkets, and farmers markets to learn about Cuba’s attempts to maintain food production and distribution during economic crisis
• Consider what socialism means in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
• Travel outside of the city to Playa Larga, a quaint beach community near the historic Bay of Pigs. Visit the Bay of Pigs (Playa Girón) museum.
• Visit daycare centers, schools, and health facilities
• Walk the streets and meet with ordinary Cubans
• Enjoy Cuban food, music, art, and culture
Trip Information
Cost: $1,967.40 (per person)
Trip includes: Round trip airfare
Airport transfers
Dorm or simple hotel-style accommodations
Most meals
Ground transportation in Cuba
Required site visits
Translation of all activities
Cost does not include: Personal expenses, tips, souvenirs, non-group activities during free time, etc.
Registration:
Travel Commitment Charge/Deposit
(4110) NCTRV101-S4 Travel Study Part 1, Topic: History of the Cuban Revolution (available under Fall 2016, non-credit career)
DEPOSIT AMOUNT $300: Due by 12/2/16
