So I’m currently in Cuba and will be here for a good week. Have been mostly looking around (albeit with my broken Spanish) to check out important historical monuments such as Granma and as well as understand how socialism has been progressing throughout Cuba . I do happen to have a spare amount of time to do other things. Any thoughts especially if you’ve been to Cuba before?

  • sexywheat [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    This is a very touristy and kinda expensive thing to do, but Tropicana is an absolutely amazing, jaw-dropping performance :chefs-kiss:

    Best fuckin bass player I think I've ever heard in my life.

    And, of course, the Museum of the Revolution although I'm sure that's already on your list of things to do.

    • Animephysics [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Unfortunately the museum of the revolution is under renovations currently. Maybe next time I’ll check it out if I’m back in Cuba.

      • sexywheat [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        oh, bummer, that was always my favourite highlight!

        Enjoy your time in Havana, comrade :)

        Are they dealing with the effects of the hurricane ok? Sounds like it was devastating :deeper-sadness:

        • Animephysics [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Somewhat. Everything seems to be going well but the effects of Amerikkka’s imperialism is very prominent here. Very hard to get even the basic apps installed on a phone while in Cuba so I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a Cuban. Theres also a lack of basic necessities/toiletries. I really sort of wished I brought extra toiletries to donate if it was possible (will probs need to take part in a solidarity campaign if it exists in the US) For the most part however, Cubans have been still going about on their daily lives and it’s just really nice to see the diversity that is present here as there are many Afro-Cubans throughout Havana. It’s also really nice to see how there’s pretty much no homelessness in Cuba, something you don’t see in the US. I was arriving from the airport the other day at night and the streets were either mostly empty or were just people walking at night. Very impressive for a country that’s faced the worst of a fascist regime.

          • sexywheat [none/use name]
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            2 years ago

            Yeah the homelessness thing was something I noticed as well, it's impossible not to. It's the kind of thing you take for granted at home that "that's just the way things are" but Cuba shows that another world is possible, even while being strangled by crippling economic sanctions.

            BTW I thought yanks weren't able to travel to Cuba? I hope you don't get in any trouble on your way home lol.

            • Animephysics [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              It’s actually surprisingly easy to travel to Cuba as a yank after Obama’s visit to Cuba even after Trump presidency. There’s direct flights between Miami and Havana. The only thing about travelling to Cuba from Amerikkka is that it prohibits travel to Cuba for tourism /recreational purposes (OFAC) but you can travel if it falls under general categories. Most people go for support for the Cuban people (Oh the irony of this when having an inhumane blockade) since it’s vague and such and usually entails doing things such as staying at a casa particular. The most you will ever see out of it as a yank is filling out some affidavit that you’re traveling to Cuba under a general category. Of course that can change if a reactionary comes to power.