Tuesday, October 8, 2013

A list of useful things to bring to Cuba (to give to local people)

ballpoint pens

Technology
laptop computer
external hard drive
USB pen drives

Learn to download videos in Spanish and English

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what to bring to cuba to give away

Here is a nice list from a blog:


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what to bring to Cuba to give to the people

I have 16 GB of materials that I routinely put on hard drives and USB pen drives to give away.
TED talks
pronunciation videos
ebooks from Project Gutenberg   gutenberg.org


How about books?

How about ebooks?

How about bringing a workshop and sharing your knowledge?


Here is a description from the book that I compiled:
This book was compiled to meet the needs of a workshop that took place in April 2013. The workshop is available online and in face-to-face sessions. How about contacting the author by Skuype? SteveEnglishTeacher or write to TheEbookman@gmail.com. This book should be measured by what the “students” (participants) create. You. You are the measure of this book. The participants of this workshop will create digital portfolios and projects that could bring the methods of Dennis Littky, Dennis Yuzenas, Enrique Gonzales, Elliot Washor, Eliot Levine, Matt Blazek, Katie Gimbar (“The Flipped Classroom”) and Mario Llorente into thousands of classrooms. The posters of Richard Clark, Barak Rosenshine, Dan Pink and others could spread because of you. The goals of this book are (1) to get the posters in this book on the walls of classrooms that lack the Internet connections... and (2) to get the procedures into the minds of students, so that the students ask their teachers for fully guided instruction. I hope that Richard E. Clark's 2005 chapter about the “popular but misguided principles of multimedia learning” will guide teachers. If you think this class is about “technology in classrooms,” then we have covered only 10% of the topic. Most of our time should be discussing “how do we change the core beliefs of our students so that they can use technology better?” We might need to change some of our core beliefs, too. The readings mentioned in this book should inspire the participants of this workshop to produce procedures and lesson plans. As Gordon Dryden hoped, these procedures and lessons will be distributed to teachers who lack many of the devices that are mentioned in this book. This book is for participants. You who read these pages can bring these procedures into classrooms and ensure that students will not be bored. No more boring lessons. No more bored students. When a student daydreams or sleeps in class, a teacher probably needs retraining. Your projects, procedures and digital projects will be part of the package that helps retrain teachers to become guides on the side.


My website


An example of the video portfolio that I built during the April 2013 workshop



For more information, write to VisualAndActive@gmail.com.  Learn what you can donate...
The workshop




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  1. things to bring to cuba to give away - Lonely Planet travel forum

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    Aug 6, 2010 - I will like to know what kind of things are better to bring to Cuba to give away and what is the best way to give it to people over there. I have a ...

  2. Things to Bring to Cuba to Give Away as Gifts - Tripcentral.ca

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    Nov 14, 2012 - Not sure what kind of things to bring to Cuba? Here's a comprehensive list of things to bring to Cuba to give away as gifts to the locals.

  3. Cuba News - Breaking World Cuba News - The New York Times

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    News about Cuba, including commentary and archival articles published in The New .....With his first album coming out this week, the challenge was to bring the  ...
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  4. Things to take to Cuba - Varadero Forum - TripAdvisor

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    Nov 4, 2008 - ... vanilla, oatmeal,cake mixes, flour, rice, instant potatoes and soup mixes, are these OK to give away. ... Re: Things to take to Cuba.

  5. Cuba, gifts for the locals - Wordtravels Forum

    www.wordtravels.com/forum/discussion/672/cuba-gifts-for-the.../p1

    I'm going to cuba soon and wanted to take some things also but have been wondering as to how to give them out. I don't want to go up to random people on the  ...

  6. Which things should I bring to Cuba? - TravelBlog

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    Feb 27, 2007 - Are there any gifts, which we can take with us to give away to people who will ... What are useful or necessary things you cannot find in Cuba?
  7. What items take to cuba personal and gifts? - Yahoo! Answers

    answers.yahoo.com › All Categories › Travel › Caribbean › Cuba
    Oct 2, 2011 - WHY do you people alwasy want to take a bunch of SH*T to give away.. The people in Cuba are just trying to SURVIVE.. they don't need a  ...

  1. What to Take to Cuba – A list of clothes, essential items & useful stuff ...

    www.cubarocks.co.uk/what-to-take-to-cuba

    First hand advice and information on what to take to Cuba... If someone is particularly friendly or helpful, why not give them something that you really could buy  ...

  2. Travelling to Cuba - The Prairie Pixel Addict

    theprairiepixeladdict.ca/2013/02/travelling-to-cuba/

    Feb 23, 2013 - Travelling to Cuba as a Canadian is very safe. ... bring along candy and gum and lots of it to give away to the local children. bring extra toiletries  ...
  3. Pack for the locals - Canada.com

    www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=c75776e6-ab0a-42e8...

    Feb 25, 2007 - When my family was getting ready for a recent trip to Cuba, my sisters,... Once at the resort, we faced the question of how to give away these  ...
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Three Principles for Building El Puente Seguro (the Safe Bridge)

We call it the "safe bridge" because we will travel above the sharks.

The safe bridge will keep part of La Isla Grande looking special.

Here's a Question:  What do you think of Costa Rica?
a) nice place
b) no danger of a revolution or coup d'état
c) stable prices
Here's a story:  Two professors at the University in Costa Rica eventually left the country because they were so disgusted by what they saw in tourist hotels:  under-age girls wander the hotel lobbies with names like "Fifteen" and "Sixteen."  How old are you?  "Thirteen."  Disgusting.
How can we ensure that Cuba will not become overrun like Costa Rica?  We can't.  But we can build a safe bridge using these principles:

1.  Bring something useful with you.  Leave with empty hands.
a computer with educational videos on the hard drive
(no political videos or ebooks)
a camera
ballpoint pens (especially retractable pens)
More lists 
This is the Plaza of the Revolucion
The bus station is north of the Plaza

2. Make time to speak with locals.   Many people come to Cuba for the museums, Habana Vieja, the music, the shows, the beaches.  Fine.  Enjoy them.  But visit the University of Havana.
Go to the corner of 19 de Mayo and Ayestaran.
Know where to stand.  Look for the Foreign Language Faculty (near the national bus station and about three blocks east of the Plaza de la Revolución).   You have what 10 million people want:  The U.S. accent.  You can help them improve their English by talking with them, by listening to them and by sharing what you know.
The station is on the left, the Faculty of
Foreign Languages is east on 19 de Mayo street
Look for a snack shop on 19 de Mayo Calle (east of the national bus station) in the photo below, west of Ayestaran.




The Plaza de la Revolucion is southwest of this photo




3. To Canadians, Asians and Europeans and others who can bring money into the country:  If you invest in Cuba, keep the profits in the country.
You can find a plot of land for $10,000, an apartment that has withstood fifty years of hurricanes for $50,000 or less, well, you get the idea.   Those prices will increase in the future.  Why not buy two, hold for ten years, rent one of the units, use the rental income to pay for your retirement in the first apartment.
In the photo above, Ayestaran is the north-south street
on the right side of the photo.   The east-west
street is 19 de Mayo.  Go one block west on
19 de Mayo and you'll find an excellent snack
shop on the south side of the street.  University
students gather there to get snacks and that's where
I struck up several conversations.

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Learn about the life.  Read Connor Gorry's blog.
HereIsHavana.com


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