a trip to Pozon

Teaching in the university has been great so far. I have three students- Dina, Jaime y Christian. They practice so much that I have to give them two lessons a week and they beg me to bring them etudes and new songs to learn! Dina is the most advanced of the three and she also teaches cello in a project on the outskirts of the city. The project is in a huge neighborhood called Pozon, which is a bunch of dirt streets, yucky puddles and shanty houses. A project was started which teaches the kids music. They start by singing, playing little xylophones, recorders, and percussion and then move to string instruments. Dina teaches the cellists in groups of four, in hour long lessons, all day long every Thursday. This week they had their concert, but next week I am going to play for each of the classes and then help her out for the following Thursdays that I am here in the city.

Inside a typical Colombian bus on the way to Pozon:

A street in Pozon:

The orchestra in Pozon: