85 Days in Cuba

After finishing three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Jamaica Brandon went to Cuba to visit his best friend and to learn Spanish. In this memoir he tells how he: <p> ...deals with his fears.<br><I>Would we make it to the plane on time? Would I be arrested by the U.S. before I got to Cuba?</I><p>...learns about being poor.<br><I>There wasn't any toilet paper in the shop so I went to the dollar store and bought four rolls for two dollars. I couldn't believe that in order to wipe someone would have to spend over an eighth of their monthly earnings</I>.<p>...tries to find a Spanish class.<br><i.There were people from Europe beginning their courses at the University of Holguin but I was from the U.S. and couldn't study.</I><p>...is enthralled with his friend's cousin.<br><I>Her hair caressed her soft brown shoulders. She looked straight at me and smiled as though she knew me. Already weak from the heat and rum I almost collapsed.</I><p>...learns about Cuban laws.<br><I>Carlos would be charged one thousand five hundred United States dollars and they could confiscate his house because I had been staying there</I>.<p>