October was an interesting month because of one of the most impressive performances in the school: Culturama. we started rehearsals and I could see the effort by many people who have never danced before. This is why one of the main values obtained in this activity was tolerance. Four different Latin American dances were prepared for the performance. Each dance showed teamwork, which was a key piece to perform.

The most important part of Culturama was the opportunity to work as a team. Some of us knew already how to dance, some of us didn’t, this was one of our main challenges. Especially when everybody is dealing with the stress and the nerves,  as a team we could show our art and passion for something really exciting as dancing.  I would like to highlight the perseverance and the dedication of our leaders. Nothing of this would have worked out without their attitude facing the challenges. Fortunately, the organization for this event was easy, we had fixed schedules. However, the week of the event was stressful and it required more rehearsals. During that week, the commitment of the people was evident, everybody did the best to perform a good show for this event.

One of the most amazing things about this event was to see how the people were engaged in the diversity of the culture. It is amazing how people from different parts of the world admired the Latinamerican culture and had a good time learning our dances..

My progress in ITP has been going well. Even though I came here as a complete beginner, I am capable now to understand most of the things related to the piano. I had been practising new songs and developing my skills as a musician. My strength is my passion for music and my desire to become a great musician is what I think makes me progress faster and firmly. One of the challenges that limited me to learn the way I do now was my time. I had not enough time to practice and that made me show up to the sessions with no practice. How did I deal with this challenge? I wrote down a schedule and now I can identify the time I have and use it to practice. Also, my time during my practical lessons in music class helps me to use my time and focus on improving my skills. This organization helped me to improve as a musician and also helped me to regulate my time for IB. Although I know I never had the preparation as many talented people in the school, I have the perseverance to accomplish this activity. I work as hard as I can to achieve the goal of becoming a pianist. This wouldn’t be possible without the help of my teacher and some friends I know are learning at the same time as me. For the future of this activity, I will work as hard as I can to achieve the main goal showing my commitment and love for this art.