In September of this year I travelled to Cuba for a great business opportunity, if not travel experience. Back at my job in the US my boss offered my and two of my other collegues the chance to partecipate in an exchange programme with a small Cuban company, based in Holguin.

The contract lasted three months and me personally I didn't even have to think about it! The whole experience was amazing.

I got to stay with a more than friendly and welcoming Cuban family, since the husband of the couple was the director of the company I would be working for.

They made...