by Steve Chisnell | 15 July 2012 | ChizBlog, Travel
Nothing necessarily insightful about these next few posts, but more an account of some of the highlights of my second American Road Trip. This time I will be taking two specific roads while traveling to Vegas and back: Route 50, called the “Loneliest Road in... 
by Steve Chisnell | 11 July 2011 | ChizBlog, Global Issues, Politics and Ethics, Travel
This, then, is the great humanistic and historical task of the oppressed: to liberate themselves and their oppressors as well. . . . In order for this struggle to have meaning, the oppressed must not, in seeking to regain their humanity (which is a way to create it),... 
by Steve Chisnell | 7 July 2011 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism, Global Issues, Politics and Ethics, Travel
Cuba: July 6, 2011 I want to write of a formula for understanding Cuban politics and culture. I want to say that all of these poor and oppressed people, holding together through music and art, would be happiest if we were able to remove the evil Castro regime and let... 
by Steve Chisnell | 5 July 2011 | ChizBlog, Education, Politics and Ethics, Travel
Cuba: July 4, 2011 My US Independence Day amounted to five meetings on the education system of Cuba, four of them official. And to assemble the eight hours of information is not my mission here; however, I am sensing a timely trend I wish to share tonight. Our meeting... 
by Steve Chisnell | 3 July 2011 | ChizBlog, Travel
Today, I attempted an Afro-Cuban rumba dance on the streets of the Salvador art project in Havana, Cuba. I was not successful, as I am certain future photos will reveal. U.S. teachers seldom find the opportunity to learn Afro-Cuban dance while lesson planning, grading... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School.
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