Welcome to Tucson, AZ

So... it was July 27th when we had our first step in Tucson, Arizona. A 100º temperature welcomed us surrounded with cactus and mountains such as Katalina or Rincon Mountains.

The trip was quite nice, 1 hour flying and 2 hours driving... we arrived to Rincon High school and everything started.

Since now on, the show will be practically different.... new songs, different order and even dancers. The staff members are no longer on stage with us, which means that the next song will be our first full cast show ever, I am really looking foward to it!

Here is where we are staying the longest... 3 weeks to be exactly. During the first week we were all focused, obviously, in the reunion, which was incredibely excellent. There were over 1000 people sharing one single thing: Up With People.
The fact of being on stage with the audience singing along not only made me feel part of the UWP legacy, but also filled me with the famous UWP pride that every alumni has.

The city is quite nice, the people are kind (I think that's because of t weather, usually people in warm climates are more friendly than those in cold climates, just a theory tho!) We're surrounded by a desert which makes my US idea completely different. The last american city I went to was New York, so imagine! Instead of skyscrapers there are cactus! It's really cool!

My host family is amazing, I live with my hostmom, hostdad and a 17 year old host brother. They are really generous people and know how to spoil us lol. My goal for this week is to try to understand the "American Mexican" context which is really important in Arizona. It's been always a hard topic for me since I believe in the mexican sovereignity and somehow I feel indignated when they talk about a "shared culture". In spite of it, I am sure there are many new things I have to learn.

All in all, I think my experience in Arizona will be a perfect beginning to be on the road. The weather is acceptable, people are great and I find mexican candies, which is amazing. So I will try to keep you posted of anything, I will that handling a blog, journal, facebook and twitter at the same time might be difficult, but I will try to keep you guys posted of what we do.

I won't leave before attaching this beautiful picture of Tucson! :)

WHO AM I!?

Hey there! How are you? So, I'm kinda new into this thing called "blog" which makes me wonder what I should write first or what I should definetly not write, right? Anyway, I think a common and cool way to start this is by introducing myself. But let's make this a little bit more original, I will start with basic info and then finish with random questions. Thanks for reading my blog! (I guess I have to say that lol)

Full name: Francisco Javier García Bellego
Nickname: Packo
Nicknames given by others: Paquito, Pakiwi, Paki, Pakirrín, Pakote, Bellego, Pakón, Paquete, Paquirri, Pakiwawi, Pakis, Francis, Javi, Crush...
Age: 19 years old
Birthday: June 20th, 1991 (Gemini)
Nationalities: Mexican and french
Hometown: Puebla, MEXICO.
Languages spoken: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, German and Chinese.
Education: Just finished high school.
Family: Mom (Brigitte), Dad (Paco), Sister (Cassy) and Brother (Carlos)
Pets: None
Ocupation: UWP Student
Religion: Unitarian
Political views: Neodemocrat

FAVOURITE'S:
Colour: Purple and Green
Car: Mini cooper and Ibiza
Country: Russia
Music: House and electronic
Dance: Disco and Rock n' Roll
Quote: "Be the change you want to see in the world" Gandhi; and "Let's get real, dream the impossible" Che Guevara.
Subject: History
Food: Japanese, Italian and Indian
Date: Just you and I sitting in front of each other.
Movie: Toy Story
Music group: Green day
Singer: Katy Perry and Lady Gaga
Song: Stereo love

GOALS:
1)Start my majors in economics and law and finish them with a honourable mention.
2)Make myself know in the community as an alturist leader and reliable teacher.
3)Forgive people who have hurted me and apologise those I have hurted.
4) Start recognising my mistakes and value other persons' opinions.
5) Love and be loved.

QUESTION:
Where will you be in 10 years?
Probably starting a family, if not trying to find that "someone", with a good position as a politician and with, at least, a master degree in either economics or political sciences. Living in Mexico somewhere nice and starting any kind of organisation or community service group with a single purpose and lots of actions.

Who do you want to be?
I asked myself this question a couple of hours ago, and I guess the best answer for it is to accomplish my three roles in life: be the best husband, the best dad and the best friend. I also want to reach my personal beliefs such as professional profile, character/ reputation and purpose in life. I want to be recognised as a reliable and confident person who cares about other and the world.

What is my purpose in UWP?
Honestly I am not either a singer nor a dancer, but I do have a purpose and it is to impact people. The world's on a wrong path and it is us who must fix it out. I think of impact as a chain which start with one single person and finishes with a whole community, city or even country. When I go back home, I will be satisfied by knowing that I have begun a new chain whose purpose is to make this world a better place to live in.

Ten things I'm good at:
Languages, hugging, making people smile, debate, loving, playing cards, understanding differences, cooking, giving advices & organising stuff.

Ten things I'm bad at:
Physics, singing, many sports, keeping my mouth shut, driving, recognising my mistakes, saving money while shopping, respecting hierarchy, chemistry & being calmed.

So, I don't want to make this too long so I'll stay here for now and try to finish it later, I will also keep posting updates from UWP and traveling, thanks for reading and do not leave without leaving a commet! :)

Love,
Packo