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Ghosts of Cuba

We fall asleep accidentally—exhausted, accidentally—after weaving our way in and out of the streets surrounding Aguacate and Lamparilla. We’re sprawled on the bed in the descending darkness of the afternoon of our first day in Havana, and something wakes me after 20 minutes.

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tags: Cuba, Havana, Ropa Vieja, Habana Vieja, Ghost stories, culture
categories: Leaving Wooster
Saturday 12.31.16
Posted by Aviv Schwietzer
 

Feel the surf

My own story as a surfer has been short and sweet so far, having been out there with a board, most recently in Bali, only a handful of times. Still, however young a story, it’s been enough of a journey to understand the incredible wisdom at the core of the sport. And like many other sports, the physical realization of this wisdom is life-changing.

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tags: Bali, culture, mindfulness, life lessons
categories: Leaving Wooster
Sunday 09.04.16
Posted by Aviv Schwietzer
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Panama, Part Three: The people of Coco del Mar

Clearly, the people and the sights of the morning are gifts—open windows to peek into the way modern society lives here in Coco del Mar, in all their intimate moments. And I think those are the moments where you can really catch the pulse of a place. Finally, I feel it—and it’s all about the people.

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tags: Cafe Unido, Coco del Mar, Spanish, Panama City, culture
categories: Panama
Thursday 02.11.16
Posted by Aviv Schwietzer
 

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