Day 14 (Sat., June 12)

Caption: Singer Ninel Conde performs in front of a large crowd at City Hall Plaza in Dallas on Saturday. It was the first of a two-day Grand Fiesta Dallas, a celebration of Latino food, culture and music.

The things one must do a journalist. Just ask Salvador (pictured on bottom photo). Today, on my day off, I volunteered to do the assignment at City Hall. It was the Grand Fiesta Dallas, a Latino event featuring food, culture and music. The event has been held in Fort Worth before, but it was the first time in Dallas. So, when I heard about the event, I figured I would be there anyways, so I volunteered. Once I found out who the headliner was (Ninel Conde), I was more determined to go do this assignment. Ninel was scheduled to go on stage at 7:45 p.m., but didn't until 9:45, so that gave me a big chance to get to know the people of Dallas. They are very friendly and they are easy to interview. I haven't had too much trouble obtaining a name to I.D. the persons in my photos. That's always nice because u hate to have a great photo, but the person turns down your request for their name. I love the photo of the old lady cheering (bottom) at the concert. She was very funny, lively and nice. She's from Mexico D.F. (where I was born), so maybe that's why I liked her so much. Today was lazy day in the morning. Having gone to the club on Friday, I woke up late, rested. Cleaned up the house, man I needed to get my dishes done. I don't believe in the dishwasher, so I do all dishes by hand. I just don't think the dishwasher's going to do a good job. Other than that, I just relaxed at home and waited til the evening when I headed out to the event.

Caption: Julieta Garcia, 50, of Dallas, reacts during singer Ninel Conde's performance Saturday at City Hall Plaza in Dallas. Conde was the main headliner for the Grand Fiesta Dallas, a Latino celebration of food, culture and music.

 

Caption: Salvador Hernandez (right) shows how hard it is to be a journalist. He must slave himself to work in order to get a chance to interview the very attractive singer Ninel Conde. It's a hard job, but someone's gotta do it.

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