Cuban News Agency

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Calderon is part of the first group of teachers and students of the
American center of higher learning, which started this exchange
characterized by its multidisciplinary integration, with young people from
several colleges and degrees as Architecture, Cinema, Clothing Design,
Business and Economics, among others.

She stressed her liking of this open experience and above all the
friendliness of the people she runs into in Havana, how life is lived here
and the wonderful art of music is heard even in streets and other public
places, besides the exceptional instrumentalists and composers she has
enjoyed.

She noted that projects like this are ideal instruments for people of
different cultures and identities to get to know and understand each other.

Marvin Alexander Huezo, architecture student, described as highly
interesting his stay in Havana and has high expectations on a visit to the
Zapata Swamp to learn about the experiences of a community cultural
promotion project between young artists and inhabitants of that region in
the western province of Matanzas.

He praised the opportunity to learn a different culture from theirs, to
get in touch with life and work of a fascinating personality as the Cuban
National Hero José Martí and as important as professional photographer
Roberto Salas, who encouraged them to capture very suggestive and personal
images in the Cuban capital and set an exhibition at the José Martí
Cultural Society.

He said he was very impressed with the variety of architectural styles
that coexist in Havana city and especially the Caribbean flair of colorful
facades, arches and stained glass, and the exquisite work of forging metal
handrails and bars.

Another thing he said he will take back in his heart is the dramatic
architectural change occurred after the triumph of the Revolution, which
has enabled it to take amazing pictures, like many high-rise residential
units next to a typical colonial house.