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Discounts and Special Offers

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Our Special Offers give prospective participants in educational travel a big discount on the services that they need, want and use. Choose the program or offer that fits your circumstance and start saving today. The following discounts and special offers are available for BEST participants in our programs worldwide: Online Learning and Internships and Hybrid Programs Early Registrations (SAVE 100 euros) Come with a Friend (SAVE 100 euros) Groups (for every 10 one free) Online Learning…

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 (Bear in mind that Cuba changes rapidly, so it is possible some things might be outdated soon.)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…

Carolina (Study in Cuba): “Immediately I could feel the Cuban spirit”

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See here our Study / Volunteer / Internship in Cuba program! Hola Me llamo Carolina y soy de Bélgica. The rest of this little note, I’m going to write in English. After a long search for an opportunity to learn Spanish in Cuba I found ‘Best programs’ online. I left for Cuba on the 4th of February 2020 and I’m going to stay for 2 months. When I arrived I was greeted by Wendy, such a…

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…

Feelings towards my experience in Cuba

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See here our Study / Volunteer / Internship in Cuba program! The following are some of my feelings towards my experience in Cuba: 1. Why did you decide to study and intern abroad? Travel has always been my way of living. At the end of 2016, there was a point when I felt endless drifting didn´t bring me much anymore. It was time to help others in need and I was hoping to utilize the skills and…

Tai Chi Class in Santiago de Cuba – Video

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If you’ve ever seen a group of people moving in exquisitely graceful dance-like exercises in your local park, gym, or community center, you have witnessed the ancient Chinese arts of Tai chi or Qigong. These ordinary people are improving their health, strength, balance, concentration, and mental well-being—and they are having fun while doing it! Tai chi class in Cuba Now with BEST Programs on the upper patio of the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba you can enjoy…

“I wanted to experience the Cuban lifestyle first hand”

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The first time I visited Cuba was a package programme staying in hotels and travelling with a local tour guide. I fell in love with the Cuban culture and the Cuban optimism, but I wanted to experience the Cuban lifestyle first hand. While searching for a programme in Cuba, I found out that most organisations had fixed dates, offered only specific lengths, were very political or pricy and had the focus on groups rather than…

Hiking in Cuba Photo Gallery

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Special Program in Santiago de Cuba: “Walking with Heroes” They hike for a period of 10 days (of which you will join them for 2 days and nights) in the countryside visiting local communities and encouraging children, youth and the rest of the population to express themselves artistically: plastic arts, literature, dance, theater, etc. Hiking in Cuba An opportunity to express theoretical knowledge by practicing in communities where traditional values take priority, supports a range of values:…

Emilia Hovestadt. Intern abroad in Madrid: Interview and Photo Gallery

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An intern abroad experience. Emilia Hovestadt spent 2.5 months with us in Madrid last fall from October 1st to December 14th, 2016. She was a Marketing intern for a company which we started working with over 10 years ago. Their area of expertise is the conciliation of the private and professional lives of workers through the organization of services, events, activities, workshops, etc. Her duties included translating their website to American English, visiting their day care centers…

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