Cuba

Cuba…"Cuba, que linda Cuba."  “Es complicado.”  “Tranquilo, Vannetta, estás in Cuba, tranquilo.”  "Pero bueno."  The four most common phrases I hear almost every day in Cuba.  Cuba, beautiful Cuba. It is complicated and difficult to understand at times, even for the Cubanos.  But.."tranquillo". Relax.  Chill. Even when things don't work exactly as planned, "pero bueno", it's all good. In this complicated, beautiful, vibrant country, we experience the best Cuba has to offer in the way of cuisine, visual and performance arts, history, flora and fauna, and time – time to savor every sound, taste, smell, sight, and touch – time to develop friendships, chat, smoke a cigar while sipping locally distilled ron, while you sit on the portal of your casa particular with your new Cuban family after a pleasant evening meal with them.