Part 3 Tequila Town
1st May, Happy Sunday dear readers and friends, I've away from my normal home base for 2 months, the time has flown by, there was a lot to do and catch up on.
This week I reminded myself no-one will ever tell me to stay home again for 2.5 years. I've been waiting to get back out here and start living and connecting again. It’s been worth the wait; so now I'm making up for lost time.
Last weekend, myself with another 120 likeminded people, who soon become friends, did a 4 day course at the Isha Yoga Retreat in South India, it was amazing. If you find yourself on the discovery path to the benefits of breathing and yoga, add this destination to your list. One of the sessions was about limitless responsibility and these two words have stuck with me since I left Isha on Monday.
Limitless was one of the reasons I said yes to “let’s do the next Campaign in Mexico” It was time to fire up and feel “limitless” and step outside the walls we have built up around ourselves, the walls of protection and safeness. It is all ok, freedom with safety can co-exist, it just takes a bit more organising.
The main destination was Tequila Town, we were drawn there initially because of the colours on the streets, soon to discover there was so much more. After the tools were put down for the day we headed out into the streets to witness the real life of Tequila Town.
Side note: the team on the tools did an amazing job, soon you’ll see what I mean, the Campaign pictures are being edited now for release later this month.
The locals live behind these bold and colourful facades, by mid afternoon they open up their home doors and start selling their local heritage food, we walked up and down the streets taste testing street food baked fresh that day. One family we visited every night, it was the dessert spot, they had made a pastries a bit like an apple turnover, warm and fresh with fillings of strawberry, caramel and a few others I didn't know the names of, but they tasted fabulous.
This brings me to the responsibility as business owners to share what we truly experienced, the end product isn't always the main goal, yes we have to maintain sales but the work, steps and coordination along the way, is the best part for growth. There were 6 on our team, no common language except broken English, and we did it. We created something in a foreign country, challenging as it was at times, however being able to witness the evolution of travel, what work looks like, running a business and life out there, was inspiring. This town was also so happy we picked them, and the feeling was mutual.
Go and explore, you never know what might happen, that’s the joy of living. Thanks Tequila Town for looking after us so warmly.
Emma x
Hotel Loretta used to be a Hospital, now a guest house
Special place
Homemade food at Hotel Loretta
Teamwork
Shoot day