{"id":1446,"date":"2019-04-20T17:16:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T17:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/excrcl.com\/?page_id=1446"},"modified":"2019-04-21T20:23:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T20:23:30","slug":"rosy-retrospection-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/excrcl.com\/?page_id=1446","title":{"rendered":"Rosy Retrospection: Touring a Country on the \u201cCusp of Change\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This April, my dear friend and roommate in Cuba, Evyn, and I traveled to Cuba for the third time to conduct a Keller Family Venture Grant. Alarmed by the negative effects of increased tourism in Cuba during our time there, we wanted to return to gain more knowledge about Cubans’ perspectives of tourists and the role they play in daily life in Cuba. From these perspectives, we hoped to learn how tourist practices can be problematic and ways in which we can be more ethical tourists ourselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Project Overview<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Our original grant proposal: When advertising trendy vacations to Cuba, every article describes old cars, bright but crumbling buildings, blissful island vibes, and music pouring onto the Malec\u00f3n. Countless media outlets, including the New York […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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The Visit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Naturally, no matter how much careful planning one does, things may turn out far differently than expected — this is especially the case in Cuba. In the end, Evyn and I conducted our research more […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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Day 1<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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Returning to Cuba was a lot like returning home. We touched down in La Habana at 9:30 p.m., the lights of the city less all-consuming than that of most cities. Our American pilot griped about […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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Day 2<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The next morning we got an earlier start, heading to the Malec\u00f3n for a morning jog. Evyn and I felt so free and happy as waves crashed over the coast, drenching us all the way […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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Day 3<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The next morning we did another glorious Malec\u00f3n run, this time running east toward Vieja. About a mile and a half out, we reached a series of incredible statues for the Bienal. It made the […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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Day 4<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The following day was Thursday, meaning we\u2019d lunch with Angelita and Silvino. We got off to a rough start when again we were aprovechar-ed. Our driver charged us double the amount to get to Vedado, […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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Day 5<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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The final day we spent at the beach. The beach in Cuba is a huge lure for tourists and Cubans alike; summer is approaching, and the heat becomes \u201cinsoportable.\u201d We all got a little burned […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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Conclusion<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t
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I always feel a tug at my heartstrings when I say goodbye to Cuba. The people I know there mean so much to me, my time there, invaluable. I will always remember my first two […]<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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