The highlight for me last week was going to visit Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (translation: Our Little Brothers and Sisters) (http://www.nph.org/). It is an organization that started in 1954 nearby in Mexico by a priest that took in a child that had been stealing from the poor box. NPH is now in many countries in Latin America. They take in children that are orphaned invite them to be in their family. All children stay there, and are taken care of as a family. When they are old enough, if they choose, they are guarenteed financial support for college. We are involved with them because we take some of groups to go visit this unique orphanage. Our staff went to visit a local site where they were holding a fundraiser. Part of the event involved kids playing mariachi, and the beautiful folk dancing (Ballet folklorico). I was so impressed with these young men and women as they performed for us. The dancing was amazing. So far I have been to three Ballet folklrico shows, and this one was by far the best. I couldn't help but love the kids we saw that night. My friends and I were so energized by the event; we kept singing some of the songs they played all through out our ride back home...(The photos above are not from the actual event, but are exactly what the young women and men wore in their dancing...)Addiction to music.... On the weekends I have found myself drawn to the guitar we have here. I am adding to the songs I know...lately my favorites have been several Cat Stevens songs like Wild World, and some more recent songs like Goodbye to You, and Leave the Pieces. The internet is such a great resource to learn new songs, and this is the first time I've had access to it in my free time (besides at the library). Last Saturday night a group of friends and I went to watch an accoustic guitar player at a cosy, casual bar. I loved it; the guitarist had this beautiful voice that was entirely captivating....maybe because he sang in Spanish it added all the more romance to it.
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