Every Thursday, we will feature some of our favorite travel stories found on Sosauce. We call it our “Weekly Wow” as these excerpts are not records of your standard trip to a Parisian cafe but those experiences that widen the eyes and drop the jaw. You’ll gain access to the story told first hand and will also see how you can tell your own fascinating stories on Sosauce. Last week we told of Carolyn’s friend Cody who ate the beating heart of a cobra in Vietnam. This week it’s the story of Mijan and her random school bus ride with strangers.



Living in San Francisco, Mijan stumbled across a flyer promoting the Hip Hop Sin Fronteras annual Cuba Caravan event. The idea of promoting peace through hip-hop sounds intriguing right? Doing this by way of a road trip? Even better. Yet, it’s Cuba. How and why were they telling everyone (including the government) what they were up to?

It turns out 2009 marked the 20th Cuban Caravan, and there was space for one more on the Western Hip Hop Route. Sweet deal for Mijan. She was sold. All signed up, ready to go, and just counting down the days. However, the Cuban Caravan, as advertised, was not to be. Instead Mijan found herself cruising along in an old school stick shift bus with three guys named Woody, Sandino and Yogi.

This is the stuff of fiction but it’s not. Mijan’s account will take you on the wild ride of one woman, three random guys, and an old, rickety bus traveling the highways and roads through the desert, mountains and flat lands of the Southwestern United States. This is definitely not your childhood road trip to Grandma’s house. For that reason, it makes you say “wow.”

Enjoy.

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