This summer as part of IIE’s Cuba International Academic Partnership Program, four American university students traveled to Cuba as part of a faculty-led group project. The experience was informative academically, programmatically, and personally. Student Maria Beltran reflects on her week in the country, adding: "My call to action would be to encourage anyone who wishes to learn more about Cuba to take the time to travel to the country to be a witness to their way of life, culture and experience; only then will you be able to really begin to understand Cuba."