Long time no post.... my bad

Wow, sorry I know it has really been too long since the last time that I posted. So much has happened.  My days here for the most part have fallen into routine: class, class and more class. Luckily all of my classes are pretty interesting. The only one that I’m not super stoked about is my Art History class… but I knew I was going to not like that. The last week has been a giant citywide book fair. I was able to go to the main event in the Morro Castle and buy some books for ridiculously cheap prices. I ended up buying a book on Cuban Marxism, a book of poems and short stories by Piñera, a book of children’s stories, and a book of poems by a poet that I had gone to a lecture about. In total I think I spent less than $2! I also went to a lecture about the Grenada revolution, the Puerto Rican independence movement and the black power movement under Malcolm X. It was a really interesting talk about topics that are too easily skipped over in the states, however I found it to be too one-sided and narrowly minded. We went to the beach Santa Maria as a group on the weekend. Actually every weekend since I posted last we’ve gone at least once. It is really easy to get to, maybe a 20-minute car ride and generally it only costs $1 CUC. The beach is amazing, you can walk out at least a half a mile, the sand is super fine and the water is crystal blue. Last week, I went with a few International Affairs students that are in the program here to the ISRI (Superior Institute of International Relations) we tried to see if we could take classes there, however they said that we wouldn’t be able to. Although they did say that we can use their Library and maybe even talk to their professors. Then oddly enough the Sunday following our visit to the ISRI, I met an ISRI student at a party that I was invited to. It was a party for English students here in Havana that wanted to practice their English with native speakers. The ISRI student was super interesting, her point of view was so interesting and different, and really very thought provoking, It was really refreshing to be talking about International Affairs stuff again, and have a very intellectual conversation. I’m hoping to be able to meet with her again soon, so that we can continue the conversation, and hopefully this time in Spanish! Anyways sorry for the long delay in posts, I will try to rededicate myself to posting more often. Best,