Cuba is not only faces a pounding from the waves the Atlantic, it gets an economic beating as well from the many embargoes leveled against it. Despite all this, Cuba is filled with spirit of dance, love and music. Cuban are the happiest people on earth, very welcoming and eager to show of their island.
Cuba produces everything to sustain itself from cigar to leather shoes. Havana and Trinidad are like open, free museums, strolling down their streets takes you one hundred years back in time. A quick visit to the cigar factory dispels the myth about Cuban girls making cigars on their legs.
Education is subsidized by the government and it is mandatory for every child. Looking at their smiling faces gives us hope for the future.