Friday Jan 30: Well this is my 1st blog of my Cuba trip. For those who don't know I am in Cuba teaching for Northeastern's International Study Abroad Program from Jan 29 to March 29. I am teaching a course on Music of Latin America and the Caribbean with a specific focus on Cuban music culture. I am teaching Northeastern students in Cuba and will be joining them later today along with my colleague Alan West-Duran. As of right now I am still in Miami because I missed the flight to Cuba yesterday and there is only one via the airlines we are using - Gulfstream. Thankfully Cheryl put me in touch with some close friends, the Meridas. Judy Merida came with Nuri, and they took me out to a wonderful meal at a Cuban restaurant, where we talked and laughed about old and new times.
I stayed at a Crown Plaza near the airport last night and am headed back to the airport this am - have to be there at 9am for a 1pm flight. Don't ask me why so early but given my experiences yesterday, I will be on time. Danny Merida, Judy's husband, gave me the contact info on his cousin, Erasmito Lopez, who is a flutist with the National Symphony and I hope to meet him and possibly bring him to class.
So that's it for this morning. Oh yeah, many many thanks to Omrao for encouraging me to do a blog and to set it up for me. Muchas Gracias gigante O.
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