March 29, 2008

(Elevator statement at the Hostile in Mexico) Marisella had us do an exercise called an “elevator statement.” This is were one has the opportunity to talk about their home stay to another person who wasn’t there in Mexico with you. The idea is that you capture the essence of the visit and condense it down to just one minute of conversation. Here is mine and it sums up my experience so it will be my entry for the day: Life changing experience! Have you ever barely known someone and yet you feel a strong bond with them? This is how Guadalupe made me feel. We encountered so many obstacles, language, cultural differences, backgrounds, but something universal and transcendent was spoken that we could both understand and that was LOVE. People are not that different from each other. We can speak the same language with a smile, laugh, tear… The only thing that separates us is the thoughts that we create about each other in our own heads. What I have learned is you must let your guard down. You need to step away from what you know in order to be taught. Ignorance is fear, step away from it and breathe life!!!