Translation of escudar

The entrance hall had a design of the seventies which I found charming. An older man came towards me an asked me whether I needed a ride. I agreed and we drove to downtown of Havana, capital of Cuba.
But I guess that most children are that way. Maybe there are a few children that really want to be educated, but I think that these children grow up to fast. They need to enjoy their childhood.
I can highly recommend to visit there. After only three hours we had to leave and drive to the international airport. We ate lunch and boarded the aircraft which took us to Bangkok within three hours.