Five days in Cuba
By Muriel J. Smith
Perhaps the best solution to the problems between Cuba and the United States is to leave it up to the teenagers. Especially if they are teens like Catherine Curtin of Atlantic Highlands and Ava Zockoll of Bay Head. Because while negotiations are going on at high levels between the bureaucrats of both nations, and compromise and trade-offs are slowly making it easier for Americans to travel there, 16-year old Catherine, a junior at Red Bank Catholic High School designed a week long stay in Cuba’s capital to interact with Cuban teens on the volleyball court. Eager to join her on the expedition were RBC’s girls’ volleyball team captain Zockoll, Ava’s mother, Nancy, and Catherine’s parents, Dan and Tricia Curtin. And me. The Curtins asked me to accompany them on the trip so I could report it for newspapers and magazines.
Life is certainly good.
Posted: July 25th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Cuba, Monmouth County News | Tags: Ava Zockoll, Catherine Curtin, Cuba, Dan Curtin, Five Days in Cuba, Monmouth County News, Muriel J. Smith, Muriel Smith, Nancy Zockoll, Red Bank Catholic High School, Tricia Curtin, U.S.-Cuba relations | Comments Off on Five days in Cuba