i feel loved

Today we had 2 BTS in one day. The first was very apathetic in my opinion. I had very little energy from the long travel day and early rise. Plus there was literally no audience there to perform for – so my motivation waned. Then we took off to a small school somewhere near the park and I was of course taking advantage of the bus time by sleeping. Once we arrived, the students put on a short presentation for us that included a small band, guitarist, pianist and opera singer. All were very nice to hear. Then we did our routine BTS – this time with way more energy and enthusiasm. I have found that energy is transferable – especially between humans. I was pumped to do the BTS with 500 smiling faces looking back at me. Then CHAOS after the show – fotos, fotos, fotos! No besos! Lunch was great – pollo hamburgers!

Later we had a Jai Ho photo shoot for the Mexican newspaper, Reforma. It is an equivalent to the NY Times. I have never done a photo shoot before but it was a lot of fun. We got dressed in our Indian show costumes and took pictures. We ran through the trees, jumped up, acted casual, posed, and goofed around. Then we made a Jai Hoe music video. Check out how funny this is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivb29IDgWig

My host family was amazing. They gave us maps and printed out some information for our regional learning day at the Teotihuacán Pyramids. At the end of the book they made us, there was a nice little note written in Spanish full of love. I love the love! But one thing I’ve found in my host family experiences is that its hard to receive all the love. It’s almost unnatural human love. I understand that we are guests of the house for a temporary time – but all my host families have shown so much love and generosity towards me and my roommates. That night we had an awesome dinner. I was able to savor many of the different flavors. I was such a rich taste and 100% authentic. Can't get any better!