r/cuba • u/nipsych • 17d ago

Ayuda i want to start learning about cuba

hello, i am from the united states. my biological father was cuban but dipped so i have only been raised with my white family. but now i really want to learn as much as i can about cuba!

im trying to learn spanish (need to get onto that again ive been slipping) and i have no clue where to start on learning about a whole country. should i start with the specific people that are important to cuba? do i start with the beginning of the timeline and work my way up? are there any sources or media i can read or watch that may help me understand the culture more?

unfortunately all i know is a little about che guvera, cigars, and communism 🫩 other than that i dont have much to work with. my mother doesnt want to help understand it either so im just on my own for this one lol.

id love to hear anything about cuba, and thank you for your time! ❤️

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u/OpeningPotential2424 17d ago

I went to college at the University of Miami majoring in Spanish because I wanted to learn about my heritage as well, and Miami just made sense. I’d recommend starting with general history for context and making friends with Cubans to get as close to them as possible. I’ve visited Cuba a couple of times, specifically to be with and around the people, and it has been one of my favorite experiences abroad. The government is evil, but the people are some of the most beautiful souls I’ve encountered. Much different from the ones you’ll meet here in the U.S., I don’t have anything nice to say about those ones 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/Valuable-Onion-7443 Mayabeque 12d ago

As opposed to the American government, that is not evil? lol saddens me to the acceptance of American propaganda widespread in the Cuban community.

I do agree with you though that the Cuban government is also evil in their way.

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u/OpeningPotential2424 12d ago

Please point to me where I even hinted that the American government is not evil. It appears you made an assumption and I’d like to know how you made it to that conclusion.

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u/Valuable-Onion-7443 Mayabeque 12d ago

Honestly, I wasn’t really trying to argue with you as I said I agree with you about the Cuban government, the thing is you can’t really bring up the Cuban government without bringing up what the United States has directly done to cause Cuba to get to where it’s at. It’s not purely the fault of the Cuban government, in fact it’s mostly caused by the United States. Though the Cuban government is incredibly corrupt and in need of reform.

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u/neptuno3 2d ago

In America we get to vote people out. Hope that helps!