My adult daughter - job in Guantanamo Bay Cuba

[Anonymous]

So my adult daughter, who is 27, is potentially moving to Cuba to become a teacher for DoDEA at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. "It sounds like an adventure!", she says.

I'm kind of freaking out - help!

[Anonymous]

What part of it are you freaking out about? Sounds like a great job for someone in their 20s who's looking for adventure.

[Anonymous]

It’s a really cool base. I have been there many times…it’s like an interesting small coastal town, has a Subway and McDonald’s and awesome snorkeling. They even have a golf course. It’ll be an adventure.

[Anonymous]

No, the teachers I know who have gone there leave as fast as they can. The plus side would be that she could move to another DoD school later.

[Anonymous]

I would be very concerned myself. All you can do is ask questions though. At 27 it’s unlikely she will react well to unasked for advice.

[Anonymous]

She should bear in mind that bases abroad are even more prone to malfeasance and abuse cover-ups than bases on US soil, since they are even less inclined to follow the rules and procedures abroad than here. And bases here have quite enough problems already.

This is important for a young woman to know.

[Anonymous]

I would be more concerned that with all the craziness with Fed jobs her job gets eliminated quickly.

I wouldn't be too concerned about the location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What part of it are you freaking out about? Sounds like a great job for someone in their 20s who's looking for adventure.

Hell no

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She should bear in mind that bases abroad are even more prone to malfeasance and abuse cover-ups than bases on US soil, since they are even less inclined to follow the rules and procedures abroad than here. And bases here have quite enough problems already.

This is important for a young woman to know.

+1

Also, not sure why she would want to even go near that place given all the war crimes that went on there. I'd be concerned about her callousness to think it would be fun.

[Anonymous]

I know some people who worked down there.as contractors. There's more down there than you'd think, hence why they need teachers.

[Anonymous]

Great, she’ll be teaching the kids of the people running the concentration camp. Yes, what an adventure!! SMFH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a really cool base. I have been there many times…it’s like an interesting small coastal town, has a Subway and McDonald’s and awesome snorkeling. They even have a golf course. It’ll be an adventure.

Yes, I enjoyed my time there! Plenty to do on base and beautiful scenery. Great experience for a young person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a really cool base. I have been there many times…it’s like an interesting small coastal town, has a Subway and McDonald’s and awesome snorkeling. They even have a golf course. It’ll be an adventure.

Yes, I enjoyed my time there! Plenty to do on base and beautiful scenery. Great experience for a young person

Yikes to both of yall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What part of it are you freaking out about? Sounds like a great job for someone in their 20s who's looking for adventure.

Hell no

+1. Trump now wants to send 30k migrants (“the worst of the worst”) there while clearly there is not enough space. Does not sound like a good place to be in the near future

[Anonymous]

It is so, so boring.

You’re not allowed to visit the real Cuba, and it’s very hard to get off the island. It can take days or weeks to get a flight if you are not a VIP.

You are stuck inside a small fenced-in military base.