Last month I had the privilege and rare opportunity to visit Cuba, traveling along with the FourStory crew, friends, and family.  A dozen or so people –  mostly writers, a few academics, artists, an architect, a developer, a high school teacher, a graduate student, and a lady barber.  Good traveling companions.

I confess to tourist status.  What I appreciated most from my short visit was the art, the music, and, of course, the people.  As is often the case, one benefit of the trip was returning with a new lens that lets me  appreciate some things at home with new eyes.

So here is one of my favorite Havana places, with a trackback to home.

Fuster

This is a photo of our team entering the amazing home of José Fuster, a disneyland of colorful tile and whimsical comfort.  It is also a deeply political location, in terms of the owner-builder’s idea and practice of art-as-redevelopment in the Jaimanitas neighborhood of Havana.

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