Hola!
I'm Jelmer, a Dutch student, and doing my internship at this moment at the Cuban Neuroscience Center in Playa, La Habana. In Vedado I live in a casa particular, at calle L, between 17 and 19.
The days are long here, but the country is beautiful. But because I'm not very fluent in Spanish, it's hard to communicate, and as my colleagues here live far out of the center, I don't have much to do at the nights and in the weekends.
So, is there anyone reading this forum in La Habana at this moment, and staying for a while? If yes, we could meet up and do some sightseeing or have a drink.
Chao!
Jelmer
jelmers
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peterdean6000
hey whats up dude,, my name is peter i live in the states,,,, i go to cuba alot,,, i should be there in august again ,, however i have lots of friends in havana,,, who speak english who are cuban,,,,,,, if you have contact info i can give it to them and they can contact u
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girlgoneworld
Hi Jelmer,
Have you considered moving to Centro? You're in suburbia now - perhaps a move to a more interesting place will help you out. Sounds like your commute is already long, maybe by moving you'll only add a few minutes more to your commute to Playa, but will have more of a social life.
You can PM me if you want the name of some casas where there are young people around and who will be happy to practice their English.
Brigitte
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stcywll
Hi
I am a Canadian guy living in Grand Cayman. I am visiting Havana for the first time the weekend of June 1,2, and 3rd by myself. Would be cool to make new friends , let me know.
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caney
#2 You call "suburbia" L between 17 and 19???? That's the center of Havana!!!!
Jelmer, I find it very strange that somebody has to write on the internet, from Havana, asking for company!!! I mean...
Never mind...
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jelmers
Caney:
you took the effort of posting a reply, so you might as well write down what you mean.
Jelmer
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cheersterry
Her reply was very straightforward. She finds it remarkable (as I do) that anyone could complain about it being difficult to meet people in Havana.
In fact, I'm having a hard time thinking of any place on earth where it's easier to do so.
Cheers,
Terry
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jelmers
Thanks Terry, but I understood the intention of the message. I was just addressing to the "I mean..." part. Well, nevermind...
If it's that easy to meet people here, maybe it's just a combination of not knowing where to look, long working hours, another culture and not being as outgoing as I should be.
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