La Marqueta de San Jose & the Magic Box

One my souvenoirs from my Cuba visit in 2017 was the Magic Box. I gave my brother a Magic Box for his birthday. The salespeople at La Marqueta de San Jose really come together when they are selling the Magic Box, Cuban musical instruments. It was a funny experience and it was the perfect gift as my brother. He is very analytical and a great problem solver.

My family thought so too. When I arrive, they readily gave me money to contribute to this gift. I neatly packed money inside and closed it.Well... two months later, his birthday rolled around. The magic box was one of the first presents he unwrapped. However after several tries, he could not open it. He refused my helped and decided to open the rest. Afterwards he returned, however he still could not open it.

Unsuccessfully, it was then passed around the dinner table. When it reached me, everyone looked at me to open it. However, I also forgot how to open the magic box.


We left it on the dinning room table. The next morning after reading my journal and doing some online research... I rush to open it. It was pucker open already. My family wouldn't tell me who got it open finally.