After an exhausting Day 1 in Madrid, we had a much simpler Day 2. We have been fortunate to have a rain-free forecast while in Madrid, the capital city in …
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Day 1: The Choir Arrives Safely in Spain!
Greetings from Madrid, Spain: 9AM Monday morning we left via Reagan National, and Boston Logan airports for Madrid, Spain. For the first time in some time, everyone in our party …
Read More »Day 8 – MSU Choir’s Final Day in Cuba!
Today was the Morgan State University Choir’s final day in Cuba! Typically, our international tours have been at least ten days; however, we chose to have a shorter stay in …
Read More »Day 7 – Closing out our Cuba visit in Havana
In Havana, we exchanged the exterior sounds of the rooster in Santa Clara, with the sounds of cars in the busy city streets. This morning we had time to take …
Read More »Day 6 in Matanzas, Cuba
After a great night’s sleep enjoyed by the entire group, we set out for another day trip today, May 29th, this time to Matanzas, Cuba. Matanzas was a two and …
Read More »Day 5 – Travel Day to Havana from Santa Clara, Cuba
Today we checked out of our Santa Clara hotel to travel to the most famous city in Cuba – Havana (Spanish: La Habana). Who would have thought that we would …
Read More »Day 4 in Santa Clara
After a full day of travel and exploring the villa of Trinidad, we arrived at our Santa Clara hotel, exhausted and ready for a good night’s sleep. As stated earlier, …
Read More »On to Trinidad and Santa Clara – Day 3
Last night, our first concert in Cuba went extremely well. The theater’s temperature conditions, however, were less than ideal during our performance. We wore our robes for simplicity as well …
Read More »Getting Acclimated in Cienfuegos, Cuba – Day 2
The next morning we awoke to discover that we had a world-class view surrounding our hotel including a beautiful view of the bay. As it would turn out, our hotel, …
Read More »The Choir Arrives Safely in Cuba! – Day 1
For our first-ever trip to Cuba, the University sent a group of 32 MSU choir members, not the full choir contingent but typically the number we use for travel. Once …
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