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On my vacation in Cuba some years ago, I found out that there are quite many westerners going there to learns Spanish in Cuban educational institutions. There w
by mrtksn 2y ago
On my vacation in Cuba some years ago, I found out that there are quite many westerners going there to learns Spanish in Cuban educational institutions. There were also university students who were there to participate in vocational education in Cuba-specific product manufacturing like rum. AFAIK even in Soviet times there were friendship programs and partnerships with the West to build civil ties which facilitated student exchanges etc, so I wouldn't be surprised if there are for DPRK too. I also recall something about joint programs with Korea/DPRK/EU/US to do production in special zones inside DPRK.
Except for Americans, the place was full of western tourists like me and my HSBC cards worked just fine. Those insulated places might not be as insulated as the general perception leads you to believe. The internet situation was PIA, though I hear its much better now.
- johannes1234321 2y agoThe situation with North Korea is a lot different. North Korea is blocking itself quite up and very restrictive who can enter the country and what they can do.
- RobotToaster 2y ago> AFAIK even in Soviet times there were friendship programs There's the Korean friendship association https://korea-dpr.com/ https://korea-dpr.com/
- malermeister 2y agoCuba also has the largest medical school in the world, specifically set up to train foreigners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_American_School_of_Medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_American_School_of_Medic... It's tuition-free and the state provides room and board. Part of the admission criteria is that you have to be from an underprivileged community and you take an oath to go back to serve that community. They have accepted folks from poor parts of the US, as well.