My experience in Cuba

This is an experience that I would never forget in my life. I learnt so much, and had so much fun.

I recalled a lot when we were at local restaurants. One interesting thing is that when we are having dinner, lights suddenly went out. We ate with torches that act like the candles. We sang loudly with the band that are continuing to play. It’s something that you would not forget. We heard live bands that played in there and played with them with the our knowledge towards the Cuban music. We learnt so much music including percussion, like Bongo and Maracas. I also took private lessons from the band learning traditional Cuban music that I can hear everyday. I learnt playing guitar in Cuban culture. Interestingly, we had no music scores, instead, we wrote everything down like the chords and the notes.

Despite art, we also developed ourselves academically. We learnt Spanish, and did English vocabs. I act as a sister grader for Dr. Clyne because I passed my quizzes on Spanish. I kind of participated in some leadership roles in the camp. But I think I can learn even more if I can be back again. We made flash cards together for SSAT vocabs. Spanish is crucial for us to communicate with the locals for our research projects that we are trying to make.

We tried and saw so many different things that I have never experienced before. Learning scuba diving in the ocean, looking at those coral reefs and trying to get lion fishes; Using solar cookers-we actually used both coal and solar cookers to cook them, all tasted well; Killing a pig and understanding the lost of life; all that stuff would just sound incredible for me to do before I go to Cuba. It just meant a lot to me.

Lastly, we are trained physically to get prepared. However, personally, I don’t like any physical exercises, but I did them all. Like running and boxing, they are important skills that should be developed.