Reflective Essay On Cuba

Over the course of this semester, my fellow classmates and I learned about the unique history of Cuba; mostly surrounding its revolution and the active cultural presence it had. However, the weeks throughout the semester proved to be more than just passing time and attendance in class, but, indeed, a change in history. After the study abroad portion of the class and, shortly thereafter, changes to current U.S.-Cuban relations, I began to wonder what would happen to Cuba in the future. As I continued to research and formulate questions, and the hope of finding answers, to the future of Cuba, I realized that it was a country with a unique background and history. I see now that this country is self-sufficient, in a way that many countries are not able to succeed in being, and were able to show their will to be unique and to truly be Cuba. For my project, I wanted to try and describe this uniqueness, and encourage my classmates to look at Cuba as not a place the United States or …show more content…
In a personal view, I saw these three topics as best presenting the success and questioning actions that Cuba and their citizens partake in. Throughout my examination of these topics, I compared how each topic appeared in the United States. Although I wanted my fellow classmates to see both the “superior” and “disagreeable” actions of both societies; my main objective was to set up a foundation of thought for the question, “What will the new found relationship with Cuba change?” The question was created with the thoughts of Cuba striving to be a strong willed nation, and the Untied States always finding a way to have a hand in any situation. On a personal level, this question is what compels me the most to keep an interest with Cuba news, because of the possibilities of this new diplomatic relationship having a negative or positive impact on Cuba’s history, government, economy, and