Cuba Trip Was Eye-Opening Experience for UT Group
The Cold War was already relegated to history by the time even the oldest students on a recent UT study abroad trip were born.
Even so, the strain on US–Cuba relations for the past few decades has stuck around as a reminder of those darker times.
Now, thanks to a thawing diplomatic climate, those students got the chance to experience Cuba—its people, its places, and its culture—in a way that would have been but a dream to their parents or grandparents.
“This trip gave our students a chance to see Cuba up close, to see that despite differences in a political sense, we are all human,” said Judith Mallory, international coordinator for UT’s College of Engineering. “Travel is still restricted enough so that you can’t just go on a vacation. You have to experience the culture, do learning activities, and really interact with locals.