Cuba Practicalities and Tips: Internships and Volunteerism in Cuba

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 (Bear in mind that Cuba changes rapidly, so it is possible some things might be outdated soon.)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

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

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…

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Cuban State Of Mind Photo Gallery

Cuban state of mind - Rachelle Leung

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…

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Volunteer in Cuba – Colors of Hope Photo Gallery

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…

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Tai Chi Class in Santiago de Cuba – Video

Tai chi class in Cuba

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…

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Hiking in Cuba Photo Gallery

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:…

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Special Program in Santiago de Cuba: “Walking with Heroes”

VIII Cultural Arts Exchange in Santiago de Cuba. Sponsored by the Hermanos Saiz Association and BEST Programs. 7 nights between the end of July and early August, according to the calendar year. With accommodation, meals, Spanish and/or salsa dancing. General Overview Practical Info Itinerary See Photo Gallery General Overview The idea of promoting art in the mountains is not new anywhere in the world, but its origins are unknown. Where and how it came to its maximum…

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A week in Santiago de Cuba – Rose’s Testimonial

Rose Osborn in Cuba Testimonial

Dear BEST, I’m happy to try to give some feedback about our week in Santiago de Cuba. First, Waldo was fantastic as a guide. We really valued his advice, and he knew all the best places to go and found a wonderful taxi driver for us. You asked about safety. There was no problem with safety. There were people in Santiago de Cuba who kind of hassled us and would not leave us alone, but they seemed…

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The Way of Son and the “Septeto Santiaguero”

(Ver más abajo versión en español) Musicologists dilute the origin of Cuban musical genre, son, by attributing its appearance throughout the entire eastern part of the island.  There are even those who contend some remote first appearance in the West along with other fallacies such as the final burial place of Micaela Gines, Pascual de Ochoa and other freed slaves that according to the author, Alejo Carpentier, composed the Son of Mateodora, erroneously considered the first son…

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Optional Excursions in Cuba

excursions in cuba

Have a look to our Excursions in Cuba. You can make them during your internship in Cuba! Best Arts Excursion: A Look at the Arts in Santiago de Cuba BEST Trinidad Excursion Best Nature Journey: Santiago de Cuba landscape Best’s Excursion into Spirit and Religion in Santiago de Cuba Best Arts Excursion: A Look at the Arts in Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is probably the most important city for the arts in Cuba. Due to…

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