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CY-IWANDER BLOG is a weekly blog; a mash-up of the last few years. Stories from time spent living in Cuba, including info on where to dance in Havana including classes in casino, son, salsa, and cuban rumba.  Also tips on living in Xela, Guatemala and volunteering at Pop Wuj.  Finally, a great deal of information on Mexico and particularly of Oaxaca.

After returning back to Canada, this blog focuses more on local events in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal and the photographic work of Caroline Yung. 

Come by every Sunday afternoon for a new blog post!

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Early Winter Sunset in Toronto - Taken early December 2013, near Yonge and Bloor 

Early Winter Sunset in Toronto - Taken early December 2013, near Yonge and Bloor 

Home sweet home

Caroline Yung December 23, 2013

After just over eleven months or 339 days abroad - on a cold evening at the end of November 2013, I landed at the Toronto International Airport.  

After spending nearly a year in Central America, it was a bit surreal to be back in Canada.  And although I expected a bit of culture shock with my return, I was surprised at how quickly I transitioned.  I was reminded however, of a few things that I'd forgotten or just learned to live without:

  • the diverse cultural demographics in Toronto and the amazing selection of delicious ethnic food - after months of rice and black beans, it was a welcome change. 
  • how soft toilet paper and kleenex can be (and remembering to toss it into the toilet rather than into a bin).
  • how great it is to be able to drink water directly from the tap.
  • how much easier and tastier it is to NOT soak all your vegetables and fruit in chlorinated water before consumption.

I have been back for just a few weeks, but it feels like a few months.  As they say on the tacky tourist shirts sold in Vietnam, things are 'same same, but different'.

As for the blog - if you have stopped by in the last four months, you will notice it needs some serious updating.  

Since my last post, I spent a few more weeks in Nicaragua, nearly two weeks in Belize, and three months volunteering with a non-profit organization in Quetzeltenango, located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.  I finished my trip revisiting my favourite places in Mexico and Cuba, spending Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, a week in Mexico City and three weeks in Cuba - dancing almost every night.

In the coming weeks, I will add posts to fill in the blanks that remain.  I am also working on organizing a Cuban Dance Course in Havana, Cuba from February 7 to February 14, 2014

If you are looking to escape from the winter, and to pick up or improve on your Cuban salsa and other dance styles - See Bailando Havana 2014 for more information. 

Until then, Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones, and a healthy and fun-filled year ahead.

Guatemala

Projects with the Association Pop Wuj in Quetzetenango - The second largest city in Guatemala, located in the Western Highlands (top, Ilcy and Heidi from the Pop Wuj Family Support Centre; and bottom, mother and child participants from the Nutrition Program)

Guatemala - Ilcy and Heidi
Nutrition Project

Mexico

Day of the Dead - A beautiful celebration of death and remembrance of those who have passed is a week-long affair in Oaxaca, Mexico (top, parade in Oaxaca City; and bottom, the old cemetery in Xoxocotlán)

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Cuba

Santiago de Cuba - The roots of salsa, son, and the revolution (top, salsa school of Rafael on calle Padre Pico; and bottom, a memorial to Jose Martí) 

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Caroline Yung is a free-lance photographer and blogger based in Canada.

She recently spent fifteen months beginning in 2013, traveling, living and dancing her way through Central America; from Cuba to Nicaragua and back again.

CY-IWANDER is a blog on travel and latin dance including Cuban rumba, casino, and salsa, as well as a photographic journey of time spent living in Latin America, with detailed information on the best spots to visit in Guatemala, Cuba and Mexico.  

 

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