Hello my friends! So this will be the first of many blogs to keep you up to date with all things Casey. As many of you already know I will be studying abroad in Havana, Cuba from Jan. 17-May 16, 2009. I am so excited and scared and a thousand other feelings all at the same time. For me this is a dream come true and I am happy to be able to share my journey with anyone who may be interested.
So as of now I have my passport and my liscense from OFAC (office of foriegn assets control- who gives you permission to go to Cuba) and am still waiting on my Visa from Cuba and my plane ticket from Nassua to Havana. Everything is getting more real everyday. I just got my roommate assignment. Her name is Kassie and from the few times I have met her she seems great. So hopefully that goes well.
I have a lot to do before I leave:
1. Sorting out how to pay the bills while gone
2. Changing my address info
3. packing
4. reading and researching on what I want to do while in Cuba in my free time
5. taxes/fasfa
6. Converting currency
and more that I can't think of just now.
I will miss all of you so much while I am gone. I won't be able to call any of you on my cell or pay phones(but I am looking into how skype works) because it is expensive and my cell won't work in Cuba due to embargo. However I will be updating my blog and checking my email as often as possible. So if you need my email please give me a call or facebook me or whatever and I will get it to you. I am going to try and make my self as available to you as possible but please be patient with me because internet in Cuba is hit or miss so it might take me a while to get back to you but I WILL GET BACK TO YOU. Promise!
I want to know you all are doing well and what is going on with you and in the states or on campus so keep me up to date on the goings on and the gossip (lol). Just add a comment or send me a message.
Ok well I guess that is all for now. I will post again soon. Much love as always.
-Case
About Me
- Casey
- I am kind of freakishly ordinary. Which I guess makes me wierd. I am very low maintenance and easy to please. (Seriously I get excited by crushed ice. Its is pretty ridiculous.) But anywho. Hmm...me... well I am from Florida by way of California and currently reside in North Carolina for school which might become more permanent soon who knows. I love my friends and family and am just trying to make the most out of life. All I want is to be happy and surround myself with beautiful places and people I love. So yea I guess thats me.
2 comments:
Woohoo we get a candid view of Cuba, though some things probably won't be written about until you get back huh?
As a fellow Cuban I want to wish you good luck. Believe me, you're definitely going to enjoy your stay there. Also, you'll be able to discover with your own eyes the reality that it is so cleverly masked by the American government, especially the Cuban exiles in South Florida. If you need any suggestions, places to visit or just any sort of information don't hesitate in contacting me at artornes@gmail.com.
A friend,
Albert
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