Chris Cearnal

Before the Thaw is a companion project to Finca to Table created in partnership with the University of Oregon Extension in 2014 on the eve of  President Obama's historic efforts to move towards normalized relations with Cuba. 
The project explores the factors contribuyting to the relsatyive health of the Cuban population despite their extraordinary poverty and the restrictions of the government. The project looked at social interactions, the role of street football, baseball and other sports, government sponsored play equipment, philosophies on breastfeeding and infant feeding in general as well as other influences both intentional and unintentional on excercise such as lack of transportation.