Catching up with Up with People!

I had been meaning to write on my blog for so long, but I guess I have been very lazy. Although on my defense, I would like to say that the Up with People schedule is as tight as the leotards and the dancing tights we girls have to wear during our performances… ;)  (For those who don’t know what leotards are, please google it… coz that’s what I had to do the first time I heard it!) Our days are filled with movements (that includes physical exercises and dance), vocals- where I sing beautifully (if you believe me ;)), education workshops, and the technical workshops (which is familiarizing ourselves with lights, sounds, and staging). Besides these daily schedules, we were also able to meet leaders of the community during the leadership round table, scavenger hunt in downtown Denver (which our team lost ……. WHY???D:), and had cultural jam, where I danced in Taal ko Pani- a Nepali folk rock song….and No my partner is not from Nepal! He is from Nabraska, USA…..and he learned the whole dance steps in just few hours!! Collin, if for some weird reason you want to try out the dancing reality shows- you have my vote for sure!

I had an awesome time with my host family as well! It was Tylor’s (my host brother) 21^st Birthday!! I had never seen such happy birthday kid in my life ;) I guess it feels really special to be 21 in USA. It sure didn’t feel that way back home. Anyways, we celebrated his birthday by going out for dinner and doing a shot. We again celebrated his birthday with his mom on Sunday (they both share the birthday! How cool is that?) We then had dinner at his grandparent’s house- of course in the honor of the 21 years old belated birthday boy! :D It was a day filled with fun, good food, and good company! I love you Dalby family (and no Nicole, I do not think your family is crazy!!)

Culture Jam!!

My host brother's 21st Birthday!

Meet my host brother- Tylor

This is our team during the scavenger hunt at the downtown Denver- I still can't believe we lost! :(

Spending a lovely afternoon with Nicole's mom at Colorado Springs :)

We have our first Community Impact day this week, which I am really looking forward to! I will surely write about my experience in my next post….until then, ciao!