While discussing Cuban history with one of my new friends this past week, I was struck with an analogy that one of them gave. “When the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s,” he said, “it was as if a mother had been killed while nursing her newborn child.”
Officially, the Cuban revolution lasted 6 years, and marked the beginning of the Castro regime, which has endured well over half a century. In the hearts and minds of the people of Cuba, however, the revolution continues even to this day.
It’s been a while since I’ve written about travel experiences, so I thought I’d share about my time in Hobbiton, one of the places from Tolkien’s fictional Middle Earth from his wildly popular “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Today’s post comes from Jess Lander, and I’m so excited to share it with you! Jess is a freelance writer and digital marketer living in the Napa Valley. She will work for wine. For more tips on freelancing, you can visit her blog No Pants Freelance and follow her on Twitter @jesslander. The oldest excuse in the book for not traveling… Read More Four ways to fit in adventure around work
I recently read an article by Chelsea Fagan entitled “What Happens When You Live Abroad”. It’s a great read, but misses an important part of the story –what happens when you return. What they don’t talk about is the culture shock you feel all over again after you’ve returned to your home country. There is… Read More What Happens When You Return
