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Cuba Practicalities and Tips: Internships and Volunteerism in Cuba

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LAST UPDATED: Abril, 2024. (Bear in mind that Cuba changes rapidly, so it is possible some things might be outdated soon.) Cuba Practicalities – Are you traveling to Cuba for the first time? There is nothing quite like it! We have composed this list of practical help to avoid possible confusion and overwhelming. We suggest you read them all. Americans traveling to Cuba With the different American political tendencies and sometimes the administrations’ tension, Cuban and American relations can change rapidly…

Cuban State Of Mind Photo Gallery

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See here our Intern / Study in Cuba program! Photo Gallery (Click to enlarge) From ‘Cuban State Of Mind – Havana and Santiago de Cuba‘ by Rachelle Leung: “… Havana is a city made for walking, enjoy the sunkiss, taking a different street everyday. People chill in the doorways, trading back and forth from balconies to street vendors with fruit wheelbarrows. One greets his pal with trays of two dozen eggs in his hands almost brushed by…

Volunteer in Cuba – Colors of Hope Photo Gallery

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Off the paved road in Santiago de Cuba, in a neighbourhood called El Resplandor (The Glow) and best accessible by horse-drawn cart than by car, live families with many children in need of educational, cultural and material assistance. This project called Colores de Esperanza has been working with the children every Sunday for the last year supported by local school teachers, art teachers and a near-by parish under the supervision of Iliana Colás Gilarte. Volunteer in Cuba…

Do you have what it takes to be a good volunteer?

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Why Volunteer? Why should you care about what the world needs? Because you, like me, are a human and our special role as humans gives us the ability to connect and empathize. By connecting with someone else who is struggling we help ourselves and how we can help best is by enhancing these qualities in the amount and way that each of us excels. So in the words of Marianne Williamson, “It’s not just what we do,…

Volunteer Interview: Sabadell, una pequeña gran ciudad

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by Alex Holgado Llegó a España en Julio y, tras dos meses en Málaga, está viviendo en Barcelona. Melissa Vogt procede de Adelaida, la capital de Australia, y está perfeccionando su español (es hija de madre peruana) al tiempo que colabora con la fundación local SID Moskitia. En Australia -dice- soy voluntaria de Oxfam y me resulta muy interesante SID Moskitia porque trabaja directamente sobre el terreno y ves los resultados. Sus planes en noviembre: se irá…

Testimonial: Alexander Cameron, Canadian Volunteer

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Hijo de canadiense y peruana, Alexander Cameron, 27 años, procede de Victoria (Vancouver, Canadá), Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas, llegó el pasado mes de abril a Barcelona para perfeccionar su español y, fiel a su sensibilización social, buscó una ONG donde poder echar una mano durante su estancia en España. De este modo, recaló en la entidad sabadellense Fundació SID Moskitia, donde colabora todas las tardes de lunes a viernes. “Es como una familia -dice-. Me tratan de…

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