Since I am writing about postmodern dance and cultural education in Mexico, I know that my political and social ideas will clash with perspectives in Mexico. I have been living in the U.S. for two and a half years now, and during this time I have come to discover so much about myself and my stands on social issues, that I actually feel disconnected from my country. I know I don't make a conscious effort to keep in contact with the news or the dance scene over there, which impacts the way I view general cultural awareness. Since I was raised there, my experience has taught me that not a lot has changed in the arts-government-society relationship during my lifetime. There hasn't been enough formal arts education requirements, economical support for dance, or understanding/interest in this art form from the general public. And how can there be, when more than half the Mexican population is poor and worries only about making money to survive the week? I might not be qualified enough to write on the topic because I haven't spent the past years advocating for the arts in Mexico; but I have seen how it can work in the U.S. and how there is an audience for postmodern dance.
I also know that I am hard on my fellow Mexican brothers and sisters; that I criticize our customs, traditions and identity to explain why we don't move forward in the arts as a nation. I also know that Mexico is a conservative country and that to get into its mindset and convince my readers (whom will hopefully give me a scholarship to study abroad), I have to start gaining their perspective and translating my own into effective words.
I have a lot of work to do this semester.
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