This here is a quick one, as I am writing this running to another interview. It is Friday morning and we just came out from PRESIDENT VICENTE FOX's speech, my hands still shaking since I got to ask him a question on the microphone in front of all those CEOs and political leaders, but I think the Bulgarian upbringing has trained me well to survive in critical situations! 

From my experience working for the OAS in Washington and for the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education on a joint project, I pointed out Mexico is a leader in the Americas in the area of intercultural education and scholarship opportunities for minorities, asking him what role he sees for the education and cultural preservation to play in the formation of Mexico's young generation in moving the country forward along the path of liveralization it has chosen. President Fox's response was imbued with energy and inspiration, with the belief that broadening educational opportunities is one of the main facets that would harness and fully develope the immense human potential of his nations, and I myself have experiences every word he said.

However, I have also lived the extreme poverty that still plagues many areas in Mexico, and the injustices in the Chiapas area with the unequal government treatment of the Zapatista movement for indigenous rights. More government commitment to the roots of national identity and the land rights of its 62 different ethnic groups needs to be integrated into a comprehensive development plan for Mexico to advance in the world. And it is a country of truly beautiful people, to whom I wish the freedom to expand and enrich their potential.

KISSSSSSSSSSSSSES!

Nadia