Last week I attended a fantastic and quite unique event: Celebrating “Latin America in Bristol”, organised by Dr. Rupert Medd and others (from the University of Bristol’s “Dept of Hispanic, Portuguese & Latin American Studies”). It was a great opportunity for all people from Latin America who live in and around Bristol to get together for a social event, and also gather knowledge about this vibrant (and growing) sector of Bristol society.
On a personal level, it was quite wonderful to realise that there are so many “latinos” living in my city – it was an excellent way of meeting people with similar interests and a passion for Latin America! I was able to network a great deal and get some great new contacts for my charity: meeting Colombians studying at Bristol University, an Argentine doll maker, a tango teacher and a Mexican translator, amongst many others. It also gave me the opportunity to speak with Paul Fuente, an Ecuadorian who has been raising money for children’s development projects around the World for many years, and now wants to co-ordinate projects for poor children in his own country. It was really interesting for me to share experiences of previous fundraising events, projects and ideas, and I hope that we may be able to use mutual contacts to organise a joint event at some point soon!
Thank you to all the organisers for a fantastic event!
– excerpt taken from a statement which will soon be published on the organiser’s website.
