What an absolutely fascinating place - natural beauty, rich cultural heritage and identity, and truely unique in its relative isolation. Whether being a Cuban national is miserable or not, as a result of the government currently in power, is not my place to judge. I wish I had known Spanish because i think a lot of the 'authentic Cuba' is lost in the tourist-trail that being a non-spanish speaker inevitably places you on.
I don't doubt that Cuba will change when Fidel is no longer in charge. I personally worry, however, that Cuba will become America's "playground" - a holiday destination, a spring-break hang-out, where Cubans cater to the tourists. It felt like the logical result since the infrastructure to carry an expansion of the tourism industry is already there (and works extrmely well). I hope that the strong Cuban identity won't get lost somewhere along the way because i think that is where the beauty of this country really lies.
I'm going to let el comandante Fidel have the final word in my blogging about 'his' Cuba:
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