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María José Olivera: 23 years old, never been to Cuba but I would really enjoy going, I consider myself someone who enjoys adventures and learning about different places is my passion, I study clinical and organizational psychology in Puebla. I was born and raised in Veracruz, México. Paola León Levet: 22 years old. I have never been to Cuba and I’m really interested in traveling there someday. That’s why I’m a person who loves to know about new cultures and traditions. When an unknown place interests me is because I know that has a lot of gastronomy, tourism and the weather is nice. I study nursing in Puebla. Maisara Calderón Bachbush I study hotels and restaurants in Puebla, I love to cook and travel to taste different flavors and to know people, I am shy to talk in public, and I was born in Mexico City, I am interested to travel to Cuba because I have tried their food and a friend that already went told me that was a really interesting place, the people are friendly and...
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Non-verbal communication

The face is considered the mirror soul. In Cuba, some gestures like cover your mouth with your hand, or touching your nose or also pull your shirt or rubbing your eyes are considered like you are saying a lie or you are a false person. The way you look someone is considered super important because they think that with the expresión of the eyes you could fall in love, they also think that when you have eyes wide open you express surprise or admiration and when your eyes are a Little bit close you are reflecting that you are disagree, they also say that when they are talking to you and you look at them and stare into the eyes you are a trustworthy person and when someone looks down when you are talking is reflecting guilt and he also could be unreliable. Hands are very important to them because they think that hands talk, they consider that when palms are open and looking up they are transmitting honesty and when you have the hands closed or you point something you are dominant a...

Hofestede´s list in Cuba

Hofstede´s work was one of the earliest attempts to use extensive statistical data to examine cultural values.  We will talk about topics in 5 Hofstede's list in Cuba culture.  1. Evil vs good  Cuba is a very religious country, so they believe good and bad exists and that people are born good and they need to keep it that way, they are a Latin American country so it´s normal Catholicism is an important part of the culture.  2. Moral vs immoral  As a religious country, Cuba has a lot of rules about morality, they need to be morally good in order to have access to heaven, they don´t have rules against tattoos or dying your hair different colors, it´s more about the actions you do in your everyday life.  3. Ugly vs beautiful  Cubans are really narcissistic, they´re known for plastic surgeries and they like to be curvy and have big brests, for men they have to be well dressed.    4. Decent vs indecent  As a really...

Symbols, numbers, superstitions, food, etc.

NATIONAL FLOWER: MARIPOSA The scientific name is Hedychium coronarium, of the family of the Zingiberaceae. Original from Vietnam. It is a beautiful white flower, one and a half meters high. Because of it, color is relational with purity and peace. It was used as a sort of key among the women who participated in the liberation wars of the 19th century. The butterfly is also a symbol of delicacy, grace, and slenderness of the Cuban woman. NATIONAL BIRD: THE TOCORORO This bird has on him the three colors of the flag. it does not survive the captivity It is located mainly in the Sierra de Los Órganos, Ciénaga de Zapata, Escambray, mountainous complex of the Sierra Maestra, and Isla de la Juventud. It prefers forests of all kinds, and also pine forests. It is also called “Guatani” NATIONAL TREE: THE ROYAL PALM Known by all Cubans as the queen of our fields, for the majesty of its structure, its peculiar size, its strength, usefulness and for being the most numerous ...

7 Cultural points of Cuba

#1 Cuba is called El Caiman or El Cocodrilo (alligator), because of what looks like from an aerial view. #2 Grade school is mandatory for every child in Cuba between the ages of 6 and 15 and the uniforms are from different colors depending on each grade level. #3 Cuba is the most populated country in the Caribbean with more than 11 million residents. #4 Cubans pass their recipes down from generation to generation. #5 Dance is very important in Cuba, is the birthplace of classic dance styles like the Bolero, Mambo, Son, and Cha Cha. #6 Cuba is the highest literacy rate with 99.8% in the world. #7 The only cars that Cuban citizens can own legally are cars created and bought before 1959. References:  Oishimaya Sen Nag. (2018). The Culture Of Cuba. 2019, de Word atlas. Recuperado de: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-culture-of-cuba.html Brief history of Cuba. (2014, 24 marzo). Recuperado marzo, 2019, de https://cubaexplorer.com/brief-hist...

Important historical event

The Cuban revolution   It was a popular movement in January 1959. Before this revolution, Cuba was a place that lived influenced by the United States, the sugar and the hotels were dominated by North Americans. Cuba was an island with a lot of poorness and the people were angry because the rich people were becoming richer and the poor people poorer. In 1952, president Fulgencio Batista, a former sergeant that previously ruled the island, assumed power through a state cop supported by Americans, Batista installed a corrupt and violent regime of capitalist ideas with social inequalities where the benefices were for the richest. In 1956, Fidel Castro, a lawyer, with a group of 80 more, Ernesto Che Guevara, started to fight against Batista and the Cuban people started to support them because all the injustices of the Batista government, with the increase of people they started to conquer a lot of Cuban cities. References:  Luis, W. (2003).  Lunes de Revolu...

Education and health

Education: Education in Cuba is free to all people until ninth grade, that means that there are some scholarships for the majority of the population. According to Granma Government statistics indicate that there is one teacher for every 37 inhabitants; Cuba has approximately one million technicians, technologists and university graduates in its labor force. Health: Health is a priority on Cuba, this makes the health system something free and accessible for all the population. The have specializations about interventions like organs transplant, maternity, and geriatrics. According to Granma, The country has a total of 82,000 medical doctors or one per 137 inhabitants. References:  Brief history of Cuba. (2014, 24 marzo). Recuperado marzo, 2019, de https://cubaexplorer.com/brief-history-of-cuba/

Political configuration and population

Political configuration: The political configuration of the Republic of Cuba consists on a socialist state with a President of the Republic, Prime Minister, Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. This system, created after the Cuban Revolution of 1959 establishes the defense of popular democracy and has allowed the country to become a truly socialist state. Its government is divided into 3 branches: 1.- The National Assembly of Popular Power, which is the supreme organ of the government and controls the constitutive and legislative power. 2.- The Assembly Members, who only justify their actions to their constituents and the local Popular Assembly. 3.- The Cabinet, formed by the President and first Vice-president of the Council of State, other vice-presidents, secretary, ministers and presidents of ministerial institutions. Other 3 important entities are: the Supreme Popular Court, which acts as Judicial Power, the Gener...