Some days before my flight I had a conversation with someone from my National Committee. She told me to join IFP. She said is a good opportunity that UWCSEA gives to you. She told me about the importance of learning about peace and spread the concept.

Now I find IFP sessions as a completely wide space to have debates and activities related to our own concept of peace and our perspective in our society and new communities. We talk about conflict and recognise that is something necessary for the development of a society. We also talk about stereotypes and conflict about it.

Go to these sessions and find your friends and more people to have good conversations is something really exciting. Become Peacebuilders, is something that I never thought about, but is something that shows a direct compromise with the humanity, something at a big scale, for a better future  Although the sessions can be heavy for the schedule, is always nice to go and understand peace and conflict from different points of view, independently if we consider them the best thing in a situation.

IFP is not only a bunch of sessions. IFP opens your mind to lead you to peace and have different thoughts about it and the way it develops and works in a society. We are looking forward to using these tools that IFP is giving to us for a sustainable and peaceful future.

Salsa class had to wait until Culturama finished.

Cuban salsa is danced in every country in Latin America, and as part of my culture, is indispensable to learn. I have heard lots of good opinions about the class. and they were right. I consider the salsa class as a space to develop my art and my culture because since my first day here, is difficult to find something about my culture and try to do it.

In addition, I enjoy helping others how to dance. The importance of this is being tolerant, I know that for the people in that class is maybe their first time. So, if I know how to dance, helping others is satisfying.

I decided to play the piano not so many years ago. But I always see the piano in the top of the instruments, like supreme. When I came here, I heard about ITP but I thought it was…and I think it is.

Every Wednesday when I go to the music department, my energy is back. I love music and I did it since I was a child. now I put my best effort into learning new songs and develop my ability.

Music for me is everything. Is more than my favourite subject. But I could not find a way to develop it. I could not find a way to play an instrument. Even now I know I am at a very low level. However, I know my progress in this 2 years is going to be more than significant. I am doing what I love to do.

I always wanted to do this martial art. I found it special because is discipline, dedication and mental preparation. Definitely, a good way to end the week. Working as hard as I can, I keep training to improve my skill in this martial art. The coach always encourages us to do it with passion and have a fun time instead of doing it as hard as we can. Also, he encourages our participation with the people there. Sometimes we become teachers of the children, we use equipment to teach and protect ourselves, which is quite exciting. After a heavy week, is always a good way to release the stress and also healthy. I really enjoy the time I spend in that room.