Final Blog Post Reflection

This semester my group learned about the relations between the United States and Cuba. First, we talked about the background history of both the United States and Cuba. This gave the reader background information on the two countries before explaining the current relationship. This also provided the reader with insight on the Presidents of the United States and their interactions with the Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro has recently passed away, but he was alive during 10 different United States Presidencies. Next, we discussed the music and media influence in Cuba. We discussed how celebrities are visiting Cuba and making it seem luxurious and giving a lot of attention to the country, when just a couple of years ago Cuba was rarely seen by the media. Lastly, we ended the blog with an environmental aspect and the challenges Cuba faces. We went in depth about the water pollution and problems that are in Cuba. Overall, our blog provides the reader with a background history, but also shows the current situation in Cuba. 

Working as a group we brainstormed so many different ideas. Having four different viewpoints and ideas was very helpful because it helped the blog not be bias, while also coming up with so many different ideas that I couldn’t have come up with all by myself. As a group we would choose a topic to write about together,  but we would write our own section on something that was interesting to us and then put all of the writings together. After all the writings were put together we would add pictures and then post it. 

This project was unlike any other group project because I have never written a blog post before. I enjoyed learning about the United States and Cuba relations because it was a topic I was not too knowledgeable about before and now I hear so much more about it in the news because I’m familiar with it. Doing this project has allowed me to have conversations with family members and people outside the class about the topic because I like to hear other peoples opinions on the situation. Working in a group definitely has ups and downs, but overall I really enjoyed this group. A negative of working in a group is finding a time outside of class where everyone can meet since everyone has busy schedules. Overall, the group project went smoothly and it was an enjoyable experience.