# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BDiLAJuFydQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430856-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2016-03-29T10:40:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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Still posting over on the @palmshotelmiami feed, check it out! Danté & I spent most of yesterday just editing Cuba photos like this one by the pool at The Palms and the more I look back at and edit photos, the more I love the country. But I think an important part of the story that's so often left out is the fact that as gorgeous a place as it is to photograph, it is still such a hard place for the people. Sure, it's getting better. And it may get much better with improved relations between Cuba and the USA. But it might not. A lot of the improvement focuses on things tourists "need." Much of the change we saw even while there last week was surface level. Meanwhile, average Cubans asked if we had even 25 cents to spare, or if we could leave them any new clothes. Take the facade in this photo for a sort of example, sure it's colorful and makes for a fun photo. But look at the details of all the houses here, they're in need of repair!! And these aren't even the worst we saw by a long stretch. And this just shows the outside. That's just surface level too. To be frank, I certainly don't know how to fix Cuba's problems. All I do know is, let's not forget the people. @dante.vincent and I packed half our suitcases with items to give away during our trip to Cuba which we then did through the best means we could. Could we have done more? Maybe. We did what we could at the time and I hope if you're planning to visit, inspired by our photos or by those of any other traveler who has recently been, I hope you will consider doing the same. I hope you will do research on what they need. I hope you will not forget the people.❤️🇨🇺💙 #ThoseCubaStreets

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