Hello there! I am back today with some exciting and some non-exiting news for you today about how we left Cuba and our exciting experience at a concert sung by one of our favorite artists! We started our day by eating our usual breakfast of omelets and bananas, which is actually one of my favorite breakfasts for starting off the day. After that, we brushed our teeth and then we sadly had to say goodbye to everyone who took care of us at that place. It was very sad seeing them all go and then we got in a cab and drove to the airport. Once we got there, we went through security and then we ended up at the gate. While we were there, we ate really awful tasting chicken that was literally like cardboard and had no protein whatsoever. After we boarded the plane, we took off and I watched a little bit of the “Cuba Libre Story”. I learned about how Che Guevera spoke his mind out against the Soviets and even though he was demoted of all of his glory, he continued to help support major revolutions all around the world. He helped the Simba tribe in Africa and after that, he went down to Bolivia in order to help overthrow the government there. He was seriously wounded there and had the death penalty handed to him by the Bolivian government. He was shot and killed by a Bolivian soldier, but he still inspires many people around the world today because of his revolutionary vision. Once we arrived in Bogota, we went to our apartment and it was very big and grand. It was nice because I finally got my own room and my own bathroom! After settling in, we went to a concert by one of my favorite musicians: Passenger. He sings extremely great songs and when we went to the concert, we actually got the pleasure of seeing him face-to-face and he performed super duper great. His guitar string came undone in one song and he made a joke about it, which was a very nice save on his part. He had amazing songs that talked about life and after the fabulous concert was over, we went home and went to bed after a long and tiring journey.
The next day we didn’t do many activities. We mostly stayed home and completed our homework so when we got to Quito, Ecuador, we wouldn’t have to do too much work. The whole day was a workday until we went to the movie theatre in order to see Capitan Marvel. It was actually a really good movie and the cat in the movie reminded me of Bruno, which made me very sad. We then went home and went straight to bed. The day after was completely a work day. We didn’t do any fun activities and we did homework all day, which was kind of boring. However, our third official day in Colombia was very exciting because we actually got to explore the city and we got to see very cool paintings.
We started off our day by completing our homework for the day and then we went out and about. We first stopped at a museum that talked about the history of gilled. In the museum, we saw many different kinds of figures and jewelry made from gold all around South America and even though the museum was boring, the concept of them was awesome and I wish it could have been more interactive. Next, we walked to a museum filled with the artwork of Fernando Botero, a very famous Colombian artist whose work is displayed all over South America. He specializes in making everyone’s faces looking exactly alike and in the museum, we saw various sculptures, paintings, and sketches by him that all had the exact same style. It was a very interesting museum that was sort of awesome in a way and after walking around for about half an hour more, we went back home and did some MORE homework that our teacher gave us at the last minute. It’s honestly not fair that they post all of this stuff with no notice right before the unit they are in is due. I spent an extra two hours doing homework but after that, we went to the theater in order to see Van Gogh: At Eternity’s Gate. Once we got to the theater though, we were apparently 10 minutes late to the film and decided to watch another film that was playing there called Beautiful Boy, which was a drug addict whose life kept getting ruined by drugs. He kept taking them all the time and various bad things happened to him and the people around him because of it. It was a sad, but true movie that I thought was actually pretty good. After watching the movie, we saw that the Van Gogh movie was playing so we decided to see that movie as well. We saw 2 movies that night, but only one of them was good. The Van Gogh movie was super boring with nearly no music and repetition of what actors said over and over again. The cameraman was absolutely horrible because he kept moving the camera around in a blurry way which made the film feel nauseating and confusing… in a bad way. The saddest part of the movie though was that it had so much potential, but failed due to bad execution and all the camera work. I later went to sleep early in order to prepare for tomorrow.
The next day, we woke up and after working on homework for 4 hours, it was time for us to pack up and leave this beautiful place. We packed up our things, got dressed, and then we were off to the airport to go to Ecuador. Once we got to the airport, we went through security and then we took a really long flight to Quito, Ecuador. The flight wasn’t actually that bad and I finished watching the documentary on Cuba. Since the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1980s, Cuba became very desperate and partnered up with Venezuela instead. This system worked in everyone’s favor and then Cuba was starting to run low on supplies. Many fled Cuba, but the government kept the place thriving by bringing lots of tourists and outside materials. In 2004, Fidel Castro had a terrible accident and thus Raul, his brother, took over Fidel’s responsibilities as the head of Cuba. In 2016, the US and Cuba came to an agreement and now US tourists got to go to Cuba from the US. Once we got to Quito, we took a taxi to our apartment, which while not my first choice was still extremely good looking and we prepared for a long day tomorrow.