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When my mom told me that we were going to Cuba I was excited, but I didn’t want to be too excited because I have never been. I was also nervous because I was not always listening in Spanish class, and I was afraid that I would not be able to talk to many people or make friends, but I did! Cuba definitely beat my expectations! It was different than usual – from experiencing a taxi that is shaped like a coconut to even playing in the streets, which I don’t get to do in Miami. We had some plans, but even the things we didn’t plan were super fun, and we met a lot of nice people.
Cuba is colorful and full of great art.
So, you basically have a summary of Cuba, but here are the details.
A cool view of the neighborhood.
Day One:
On day one, we got to the AirBnB, which was really cool because we had never actually stayed in an AirBnB before. The neighborhood was colorful, bold and unique. The buildings were old, but they were fresh in color and they looked like they told a story.
TJ, Samuel and David playing Simon Says.
The owner of the place was really nice because she had someone meet us to give us a full tour of the apartment. She also introduced me to my new friend, Samuel. I was so relieved because he spoke English. We got to play lots of games like red light, green light. We also played hide and seek extreme with Samuel’s friends. Samuel had to translate what I was saying to his friends who eventually became my friends. It was fun because we could play without getting in trouble for playing in the streets because it is normal in the neighborhood.
When we were roaming around Central Havana, we unexpectedly saw a bouncy house, trampoline and more. The bouncy house was fun because I got to play and get some energy out – I was really hyper about Cuba and just had some mango juice that I think had a lot of sugar in it.
The funniest thing is that my mom did not know how to use the money so the lady at the bouncy house thought she was crazy. And that’s we learned a new thing – there’s two types of money in Cuba. I recommend before you go on the trip, you learn more about the two types of money in Cuba.
El Biky was delicious.
The end of day one was delicious because we ate at a restaurant called El Biky, and we got the yummiest deserts. The line was long but worth the wait.
Day Two:
We loved El Biky so much that we went there for breakfast on day two. We went to the beach at Santa Maria, and I made a village with coconuts, water bottles, sand and all that jazz. Then, I climbed this big slanted palm tree, and it was a challenge. I was scared to go all the way up, but my mom inspired me so I could do it.
When we got back, we took a bike taxi to old Havana. Being on it was kind of like a tour of old Havana because the bike was not that fast, and I could see a lot of things on the ride. After roaming in Old Havana for a little while, we took this crazy coco taxi, which was cool because it has no sides and I like that it is the shape of a helmet.
The Coco Taxi was fun, awesome, great and breathtaking.
Day Three:
On day three, we went to the mountains. It was great because I got to jump of a water fall! Our driver said it was low because there was a drought, but it didn’t make a difference to me because I still had fun. At first, the water was really cold, but I got used to it. Did I mention that there were a lot of fish in there? When I was in the water it was kind of like school (wink wink). After playing on the waterfall for a little bit, I got to ride a beautiful horse.
Taking in the mountain view.
My horse ride.
Day Four:
Day four was the hardest day because we did not want to leave Cuba. We moped around about having to leave. But, I played with Samuel, and we found this cool stick that we used as a baseball bat and a microphone – we are thinking about going on tour! The good thing about having an imagination is that we can do fun things without electronics and not get bored of it.
This is not everything we did, but most of the best parts. You should definitely go to Cuba no matter what time of year it is.
