A side note before the better part of this post: I found a delicious restaurant near our school this week. It is not terrible expensive, a little sketchy at first, but as you get upstairs, it is American quality setup and food! I had lasagna for lunch yesterday that made me SOO happy. I will definitely be gaining back all the weight I lost so far. Although I guess I will fit back into all my clothes... I am very glad I brought a couple belts with me!
Today, our entire group went to the large section of the Havana Biennal. For those who don't know, this is a bi-annual contemporary art show in Havana which brings artists from all over the world together. The entire city is taken over by art! There are studios, exhibits, interactive events, artists everywhere... It's beautiful and overwhelming. The main event is held in the old fort. The fort is built like a small city of stone and each artist has their own bay for the entire month to set up as they wish.
We saw everything from a dark room full of human skeletons, to a deconstructed car, to african-inspired paintings, etc. It was overwhelming and I will try to get back there before the end of the trip since I only saw around half of the galleries.
I have also developed a new technique for shooting undisturbed! I plug in my headphones with my current favorite therapy song (Lover, Lover), crank up the volume and just ignore all the noises and distractions around me to hunt down the perfect moment to capture. I've head some pretty significant success the past couple days, so I hope this means I will get in a groove for the rest of the trip.
Tonight is all about Cuban Jazz, which happens to be my favorite type of Cuban music! I am very excited and can't wait to get lots of music to bring back and share with everyone.
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