Feria Internacional del Libro en el Zocalo

 Hola,

El sábado 17 de octubre tuve la oportunidad de presentar y firmar mi segundo libro, Mi primera mascota, en la Feria Internacional del Libro del Zócalo en la Ciudad de México. ¡Fue una experiencia inolvidable, ya que nunca antes había presentado en México!

Llegar fue toda una aventura: entre el tráfico tremendo por el cierre de Reforma y el estrés de caminar a pie, ¡llegué con los nervios de punta! Menos mal que llevaba a mi GPS personal, mi esposo Gregorio, porque si no me hubiera perdido. No sabía qué esperar del evento, pero desoues de vender el primer ejemplar, todo comenzó a fluir. Me puse a charlar con los niños invitándolos a colorear una hojita con la portada del libro y a platicar sobre sus mascotas, lo que acercaba a los papás a conversar conmigo.

Hablé con familias muy entusiasmados de que sus hijos aprendan el ingles. Felicite a varios padres por fomentar la lectura a temprana edad, ¡y lo mas divertido fue querian retratar conmigo como si fuera una persona famosa! Al final vendí 10 libros. Bueno, regalé uno a una pequeña que vendía aguas y nieves con su familia y no tenía recursos. La sorprendí al dia siguiente, el domingo, fui al stand de nieve y cuando le di el libro, su mama muy agradecida me regalo un vaso gigante de agua de limón con chía.

Salimos del centro abrumadas por la marea de gente —parecía la India con tantos olores y ruidos—, ¡pero finalmente conseguimos Uber y nos fuimos a descansar a casa!

Hello,

On Saturday, October 17th, I had the opportunity to present and sign my second book, My First Pet, at the Zócalo International Book Fair in Mexico City. It was an unforgettable experience since I had never presented in Mexico before!

Getting there was quite an adventure: between the terrible traffic due to the closure of Reforma Avenue and the stress of walking on foot, I arrived with my nerves on edge! Good thing I had my personal GPS, my husband Gregorio, or I would have gotten lost. I didn't know what to expect from the event, but after selling my first copy, everything started to flow. I began chatting with the children, inviting them to color a small sheet featuring the book's cover and talking about their pets, which brought the parents over to converse with me.

I spoke with families who were very enthusiastic about having their children learn English. I congratulated several parents for encouraging reading at an early age, and the funniest part was that they wanted to take pictures with me as if I were a famous person! In the end, I sold 10 books—well, I gifted one to a little girl who was selling waters and shaved ice with her family and had no resources. I surprised her the next day, Sunday; I went to her shaved ice stand, and when I gave her the book, her very grateful mother gave me a giant glass of lemonade with chia seeds.

We left the center overwhelmed by the sea of people—it felt like India with so many smells and noises—, but we finally managed to get an Uber and went home to rest!