Category: Haiti/DR Blog 2017

On the last day of our trip, it’s hard to truly process everything that has happened. We had an amazing cultural and musical exchange with the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic – all of which were so eager to welcome us into their lives. However, as a freshman who has only just survived my first semester at Cornell,… Read More

To say the least, the change between Haiti and the Dominican Republic was a bit of a shock. After the second 10 hour bus ride of the trip, we arrived in Santo Domingo, tired and ready to do nothing but sleep and hope we recovered from varying levels of stomach ailments. However, when we left the bus, we wondered for… Read More

The bright stage lights, the familiar feeling of fifty-odd musicians silent in anticipation of a downbeat, the applause of an audience: this never gets old. The final formal concert of tour made concrete how much closer we’ve grown as a band, through the rewards and stresses of traveling, the discussions of our ideas and reflections on our experience, and simply… Read More