Som často myslel na návštevu Havany a prišla tesne v pätách v niekdajšej cieľovej úvah procesu s dobrým priateľom pred pár rokmi (ktoré boli vyfúkol na post India). Ak e-mail spadol do mojej e-mailovej schránky ma informoval o desať dní písaní samozrejme s Steven Berkoff, ktoré sa stalo na slot pekne do obdobia dovolenky, zastavil som sa, že nerozhodný o tom, kam ísť na moje ďalšie dobrodružstvo a rezervované rokmi.
Nie vždy spoločenský a zvyčajne jeden vyhýbať sa tie obávané skupinové aktivity, sa hnal okolo a ide o môj deň v blízkosti hraníc s ľuďmi, ktorí nie sú z môjho výberu, to nie je ten typ, čo by som normálne ísť (aspoň nie, keď na dovolenke). Navyše som nikdy predtým necítil potrebu byť nápomocný písanie samozrejme, ale bol zvedavý splniť maestro v tomto strhujúcom prostredí. Tak som sa prihlásil na učebných osnov na kultové Habana Libre hotela (pre jednu osobu plne splatený samozrejme) a zariadil môj osamelý príroda dobrodružstvo Valle de Vinales okolo neho.
V noci som bol na "pripojiť" el GROUPO som čakal asi v lesklom a priestranný mramorovú vstupnej hale, polovica bezvýhradne jollied spolu o pina colada. Klimatizovaný priestor je v poriadku, Milujem zvodné anonymitu hotelových halách, ale nebol som naozaj teším sa na stretnutie s "ich", ostatné, vôbec. Bol som vlastne urobiť pár dobrých nových priateľov z nej všetko, ako je často prípad, ale v tej chvíli som čakal neochotne, ktoré majú byť spojené so zvyškom stáda.
Zavesil som asi v určenom priestore lobby upozornil mi recepčný, až to, čo sa spočiatku zdalo byť nemastný neslaný skupina predovšetkým ženy začali montáž v hale a ja som ponúkol nemastný neslaný undrinkable mojito v plastovom kelímku. Som sa pohybovala okolo za unpunctual posádky, túži len získať nejaké základné informácie, bez toho aby museli zdržať príliš veľa a potom odísť na večeru. Súbor bol trochu oneskorené, pretože musel čakať na letisku na niekoho, kto sa neobjavil. Celá skupina dynamika čakať na ľudí je veľmi zdĺhavý, najmä ak oni dont otočiť hore. Možno, že tento konkrétny anonymný bude spisovateľ ani nechcel vstúpiť do krajiny, keď som sa v plnom vlastníctve noviniek sa chystá prijať.
Už som mal zvláštny prvú noc po ruke reštaurácii vyčlenené na večeru (Reštaurácia Maraka o Calle 0 medzi Calles 23 a 25, len okolo bloku) nemajú žiadny záujem ani trpezlivosť pre lepenie a stolovanie a "oh, kde budeme ide?"Zatiaľ len. Zdráhajú loiterer v pozadí, pripravený svahu mimo každú chvíľu, Bol som požiadaný, či som, kto som a podal plán pre salsa, ktoré som nemal pýtať, ako moja trpezlivosť dosiahla svoje medze, tam sú len toľko irelevantné otázky adresovanej pre celú skupinu je možné vydržať. Jeho veľmi únavné, keď si niektorí ľudia myslia, že je to nevyhnutné pre celú skupinu cudzincov počúvať ťažkopádny odpovedí non rodáka, aby "Je to bezpečné?, "Môžete piť vodu?’ a "ako môže môj manžel ma kontaktovať?.
Čakanie na výťah, malé mousey muž sa ma spýtal: "Ste jeden z mojich?", to okamžite vadilo, ale nechcel vystúpiť na zlej nohe som sa zastavil, aby som z náročných "jeden z vašich čo?"A odpovedal v Sniff spôsobom, že som tu pre písanie kurzu a že som bol daný plán pre salsa. Small protinožcov skôr znepokojujúce odpoveď bola "Jeho pravdepodobne o rovnaké, ale my dont vedieť, čo čas George chce začať", na ktoré som odpovedal: "Kto je George?"
"Tútor"
"Myslel som, že učiteľ bol Steven Berkoff''
‘ Ah.. ste dostanete e-mail… nemohol prísť "
"Nie, ja som bol v Vinales za pár dní a havent skontrolovať môj e-mail…"
Tri dni pred dátumom začatia kurzu nechcel by som naozaj bol skvelý čas naplánovať v každom prípade. To naozaj nie je to, čo som chcel počuť.
George, George, George. George začal prvé zasadnutie vo svojom apartmáne, stále sa odkazovať na jeho izby s vedľajšej miestnosti ako jeho apartmáne ako keby hadnt bol vonku oveľa skôr, než. Im istý, že hadnt bol vonku oveľa skôr, než. He was wearing some sort of a kimono and kept telling us all about his recent milestone birthday and his engagement. He started his first tutorial (numbers already depleted by several members who had defected join a concurrent salsa course) by asking us to add another descriptive word to out given names. He kicked the whole thing off with Gorgeous George. This kind of thing is what makes group ‘activities’ detestable. So we had Sassy Sue and Mellifluous Mel and Kindly Kate and Amazing Ailon and all sorts of silly rubbish which would have been unbefitting of the august Mr Berkoff. We were prompted to write and perform a bit and some of it was great fun. The emphasis was on the acting out of what we had written, George being a stage actor and a thespian. I’d never heard of George. More people were to defect to salsa.
George had an obsession with Edgar Allan Poe and in particular with his narrative poem the Raven. During one hilarious reading of which a cleaner burst into to room with a hoover just as him was shrieking, ravenesesque ‘Nevermore’!
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me – filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
`’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door –
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; –
This it is, and nothing more,’
George often had visitors at his chamber door and held court out of hours. He was insecure and in need of reassurance often repeating tiresome personal details that were of no interest and made one long to be out of his suite and by the pool. He built up a small fan base of which he slept with at least one, upsetting others in this pack of women (more men it seemed prefered to salsa). He had exclusive dinners to which not all of the group were invited. It was obviously an all expenses paid trip but it transpired he was losing out because he was an out of work actor on the dole and couldnt claim benefits for a week.
Havana was wonderful in spite of the absence of the big draw, our original intended mentor. The disgruntled ones along with all the others were offered a free weekend of coaching with Steven Berkoff (who had had contractual obligations) on The Isle of White and the best fun ones went along and it served as a marvellous reunion. Hours were spent in elegant high ceilinged rooms and ye olde pubs with the mesmerising and formidable thespian and captivating raconteur.
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As you might know, more for logistic reasons, than for the need to be shepherded, I often meddle myself with the social inconvenience of group tourism..
Reaching far and forgotten lands, without a very minutious planning, and a large availability of a precious commodity such as lots of spare time, would be quite taxing for someone that can take only a couple of weeks off work at the time, to explore such a big planet..
A, since Charley Boorman i am not, nor I have Gervais and Merchant to take care of the bookings, the most convenient way for me to see exotic places, has been to join what they call “adventure tours”..
even then, i am afraid, one cannot expect always to find streetwise ex SAS to be one’s travel companions, but given the very small size of the group, and the high level of freedom involved, one can cope with the omnipresent “never been further away than Ibiza” person..
no, actually that wouldn’t be too bad after all, there could be worse, I am sure you get the picture.. anyway, i have a sure method to sort out the people, and avoid excessive interactions with the unworthy ones..
at the pretour meeting, where everyone asks if it is safe to flush the toilet paper down the bog, or if bottled water tastes more refreshing with a local ice cube in it, the line i often use to introduce myself to the group is:
“Hello, my name is Emily, i have been using since i was twelve..”
.. Trust me, it always works..
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Ha ha ha! Thanks Emily! Thats a very good idea. I get your point about the adventure tours, they are good if you have a short amount of time to cram lots of places into. I used to be able to go away for four or five weeks at a time but unfortunately in my present situation that isnt possible, then (and still now to some degree) I plan the whole thing logistically at home, not always possible I know
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You met Steven Berkoff? What was he like? Was he intimidating?
He was charming and a great raconteur!
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