After finishing three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Jamaica, Brandon went to Cuba to visit his best friend and to learn Spanish. In this memoir he tells how he:

...deals with his fears.
"Would we make it to the plane on time? Would I be arrested by the U.S. before I got to Cuba?"

...learns about being poor.
"There wasn't any toilet paper in the shop so I went to the dollar store and bought four rolls for two dollars. I couldn't believe that in order to wipe, someone would have to spend over an eighth of their monthly earnings,"

...tries to find a Spanish class.

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