“Patria o muerte:” Anti-colonial history and Cuba’s place in Latin America
Cristian Sanchez,
Contributor
August 28, 2017
Filed under Essays
In a forest of banner-less flagpoles, there stands a wall, a wall that boldly displays three simple yet powerful words in bright red: “¡Patria o muerte!” Even more curious than its placement amongst the aforementioned flagpoles, however, is what building this wall is directly facing. Head past t...
Cristian Sanchez
Cristian Sanchez,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Blogs
Breathless in a foreign land Just to get something out of the way let me start off by saying that I’m not an emotional person. At least not overtly emotional or sentimental. Sure, I’m passionate about a lot of things and I’ll express excitement every now and then but overall, let’s just say...
Camille Sparkman
Camille Sparkman,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Blogs
Patriotism or die After arriving in Cuba, it did not take long to see how the Cubans honor the revolution that occurred over fifty-years ago. I saw many billboards and murals in and around Havana that praise the uprising efforts of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. One can see their faces painted on the s...
Patriotism, rebellion, relics in Cuba
Camille Sparkman,
Contributor
August 2, 2017
Filed under Study Abroad: Cuba
After arriving in Cuba, it did not take long to see how the Cubans honor the revolution that occurred over fifty-years ago. I saw many billboards and murals in and around Havana that praised the uprising efforts of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. Their faces can be seen painted on the side of build...
