Salem State Cuba 2017 is now open to faculty!
Please contact Avi Chomsky if interested.
Cost: $1967.40
Dates: March 10-18, 2017
Join Salem State University professor Aviva Chomsky to study the history of the Cuban Revolution. The class will meet at Salem State or online during the spring semester of 2016, and travel to Cuba over the spring break, March 10-18, 2016. While in Cuba we will have the opportunity to:
• See Cuba’s colonial, neo-colonial, and revolutionary past inscribed in the architecture of its capital city, Havana
• See first-hand the changes that the Cuban Revolution is experiencing under the new government led by Raúl Castro
• Meet with academics, artists, students, and others to learn about different perspectives on the Cuban reality
• Visit farms, supermarkets, and farmers markets to learn about Cuba’s attempts to maintain food production and distribution during economic crisis
• Consider what socialism means in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
• Travel outside of the city to Playa Larga, a quaint beach community near the historic Bay of Pigs. Visit the Bay of Pigs (Playa Girón) museum.
• Visit daycare centers, schools, and health facilities
• Walk the streets and meet with ordinary Cubans
• Enjoy Cuban food, music, art, and culture
Trip Information
Cost: $1,967.40 (per person)
Trip includes: Round trip airfare
Airport transfers
Dorm or simple hotel-style accommodations
Most meals
Ground transportation in Cuba
Required site visits
Translation of all activities
Cost does not include: Personal expenses, tips, souvenirs, non-group activities during free time, etc.
Registration:
Travel Commitment Charge/Deposit
(4110) NCTRV101-S4 Travel Study Part 1, Topic: History of the Cuban Revolution (available under Fall 2016, non-credit career)
DEPOSIT AMOUNT $300: Due by 12/2/16
