We had the opportunity to explore a bit of Havana on a recent trip to Cuba. The city is full of history, beautiful architecture, the friendliest of people, while appearing rough on first glance. Meeting our good friend Nathan and new Cuban friend Dennis we found great restaurants, average beer, and delicious food as we took in the time capsule that is Havana. The island pace of life, the perfectly warm weather and the renewed appreciation for our freedom made this a memorable trip. Pictures are better than words but we both wish that we could have spent more time in this historic and very welcoming city.
Wow! It's hard to know where to start but we are convinced that the immediate reflections on a year of travel will be a valuable memory. As we sit on our final plane ride of the journey the setting seems to be the right time to pour out a few thoughts and jot answers to some commonly asked questions. At the start of our journey we tried to define how we felt with an appropriate analogy. The analogy we fell on was the feeling of going off to university. The wonder, the excitement, the unknowns. When one leaves for college there is a belief that one will come out a better version of oneself on the other end. What is unknown is what those differences will be and how those transformations will occur. So many variables such as the quality of life, the different stresses, the risks, the new friends, how to keep relationships with existing friends, etc. Now that we are on our way homes we can say with confidence that we are thoroughly happy with our decision to forget the expec