Learning Spanish in Havana University | Cuba | Ep. 45

[@user-cx2ho9hg2r]

"I wonder what they do in level one" hahaha :DDD, loved it

[@AdatheTraveler]

I am a very direct person😉

[@amandan5157]

Very good and informative video and I loved the shots of the university! It looks just like 10 years ago. Although you were so on point in describing the experience of the university of Havana, I do have some comments. I went through and studied there for 4 months. I ended up in CATEGORY 1 and I thought I had decent vocabulary when I came to Cuba! But no grammar. The levels were actually pretty accurate and the education was SUPERB! Even though customer service DoES NOT EXIST IN CUBA AT ALL lol. Yes, staff is RUDE but the teachers are actually great. ALL students learnes almost fluent Spanish in 3-4 months, evwn those that came there and could only say "hola". But yeah, everything else you said was accurate... also wanted to add one thing about the Cuban accent. Obviously for a Mexican a Cuban has a weird Cuban accent. And for a Cuban a Venezuelan has a weird Venezuelan accent. And for a Venezuelan maybe a Mexican has a weird accent. Sooooo, don't judge Cuban for being "bad Spanish". With that being said - in Cancun I heard the most beautiful Spanish being spoken anywhere in any Spanish-speaking country so you could have a small point. ;)

[@AdatheTraveler]

You were there 10 years ago? OMG.

[@AdatheTraveler]

Where do you learn Spanish? How's your experience?

[@روح-د9ر]

luckily there is KZbin and people like you. I like your channel!

[@M0M0n3n1]

U r the CUTEST! This was so helpful! What was the name of the school that was also a dance school in the front please??

[@AdatheTraveler]

Haha thx☺ Here u go: www.barclaylanguages.com/

[@IntelligentAtheism]

Hello, The Running Fish... :D

[@AdatheTraveler]

¡Hola!😊

[@tjmunroe8960]

I had the same experiences in regards to wanting to learn Spanish in Cuba. Researching information online is very limited. There is no real proper website with information. And the information is somewhat outdated. I found it very disappointing that Cuba doesn't promote learning spanish in their country by having readily access online information about their courses, prices, timetable etc.😔 In my opinion, it felt as though they don't want to offer spanish courses with some of the unfriendly academic administration staff at the university. And I also found that the private spanish schools were very expensive for a short period of time. Everything just seemed unorganized in a way and not welcoming in regards to the academic administration at the University of Havana for teaching spanish classes. Yes, I heard that Mexico is a better place to learn Spanish.

[@AdatheTraveler]

Finally, I found someone who is on the same page. I could only get more detail information from blogs which were written years ago. Even after the so called orientation, I didn't receive any information about the course. The price in private school is expensive and there are not many choices. I think they rely on just a few students to survive. Anyways, the living standard is poor which is not enjoyable to stay for long term. People are relatively sad. And the cuban accent is so different from other Spanish speaking countries. Some people still want to study there cos it has the name of university and it looks cool. But it doesn't mean anything to me. Mexico is a fun place anyways. It provides a happy environment to study. Guatemala is also a good choice if people are okay with a simple life. And fresh vegetables and wifi are available..

[@tjmunroe8960]

@@AdatheTraveler I totally agree with you! I thought it was only me that had that experience in Cuba. Thank you for sharing your Cuba experience!

[@AdatheTraveler]

You are very welcome TJ😊

[@Jprager]

@@AdatheTraveler I think it’s really a consequence of the communist regime to this day. For decades there was never room to outreach beyond baseline procedures or protocols and as a result there was never a system or resource to promote Cuban Spanish. But Mexico is the largest Spanish speaking country outside of Spain so there is potential there

[@ofdrumsandchords]

Cuba is isolated. I live in France, you can find any kind of coffee, from Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, but no Cuban coffee. In the 70s you could hear the salsa music played by the Nuevo-Ricans (Puertoricans living in NYC) but no Cuban music, though they invented that. Today, I can't even buy the CDs of Havana D'Primera, best band in Cuba. The Cuban government is responsible by making Cubans' life very difficult, and people want to leave the country. But the USA did a lot to impoverish the people of Cuba.

[@rapier1954]

The story this woman is telling explains a lot about the failure of the country to succeed in general.