chris12381 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hey all. Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. Please forgive my longwindedness in advance! Grew up in Rhode Island and spent college in Indiana at Purdue University. I now live in California but had two stops before getting here. Barcelona, Spain and Havana, Cuba. Started smoking cigars back in 1999 when I quit cigarettes. I have Cuban relatives (by marriage) and have always been fascinated by US/Cuba policy, Cuban music and cigars and as a student at Purdue in 2003, I had a unique opportunity (for an American, at least) to study in Cuba for two weeks. Got a chance to spend time in Havana and drove across the country to Santiago. Incredible experience. After gradation, I moved to Barcelona (a great cigar city!) for about a year and studied Spanish. Upon returning to the US, I had another chance to return to Cuba for a semester as a student. Actually living in Cuba as a student with a host family and in the peso economy afforded me a very unique experience to experience a place and culture that is almost entirely different than your average tourist and, even with the incredible contradictions and hardships I saw everyday, I simply fell in love with Cuba, its music, its cigars and (most importantly) its people. I personally had a falling out with Cuban cigars in 2005-2012 as I saw my favorite marcas/vitolas devastated (Ramón Allones 8-9-8), the cigars all started to taste the same, etc. I had a chance to go back again this year, visit my host family and introduce my American parents to my Cuban parents. During my stay, I was thrilled to find my taste for tobaco cubano had been renewed and that once again, Cuba was producing some cigars I enjoyed. Again, my apologies for my long-winded introduction. I enjoy talking about Cuban cigars, Cuba and my experiences as a student living in Cuba and I look forward to reading and participating in the forum. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor2118 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi Chris.....welcome to the FOH forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroRph Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hello and Welcome Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to FOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to FOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactochris Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome! What part of California do you live in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJP Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 G'day Chris and welcome mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsy Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome! Great intro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafrey23 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to the best forum on the internet Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 A very nice intro Chris,welcome to the FOH forum and happy smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hello and enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optic101 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Welcome to FOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babaloo Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Welcome Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxmike Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Welcome to the forum Chris,enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottierm Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Welcome to FOH Chris! Best, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkofStark Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafner32 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Welcome to FOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guideright Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Chris - great intro - would be good to connect sometime over a cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws2004 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Welcome 2 FOH Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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