September 19, 2013

Final flute lesson in Cuba

September 16. Cuba. Final Flute lesson in the morning. Went to see the modern recording studio Abdala. Quite impressed. Shouted flute teacher lunch. She helped me pick out some jewlery and cigars for gifts for some local Cubans.

Revolution museum

September 15. Cuba. Went to the Revolution Museum. Although the building needs severe maintainence, the museum is quite interesting. Unique, as its the only one of its kind in the world. All thing related to the revolution, how it happened,…

Jazz jam in Havana

September 13. Cuba. Flute lesson in more fundamentals. Am enjoying the lessons. Evelyn is pretty good at translating what she means. Went to the jazz club on calle 23. Evelyn’s friends were playing. A very energetic band with sax, trombone…

Havana Art museum

September 12. Cuba. Flute lesson in the morning. More fundamentals in playing Charanga, and Danson. Tomorrow we are going to a jazz club to hear a good friend of the flute teacher. The Cuban Art Museum is quite amazing. Apart…

September 11

September 11. Cuba. Banging on the door at 7am…… Housemate Nui misread his flight details and after a sleepless night in order to adjust his body clock, he missed his flight. He thought it left havana at 7am, but it…

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