IACP Closing Gala in Denver, IACP cierra su congreso en Denver

Last night we attended the IACP award ceremony and the closing event to the 2009 conference in Denver. The evening opened with an artistic display of music and dance by a local group. They showed us all, the traditional form of expression (dance) of the locals, many years ago, before they were overpowered by what we might have thought to be development. Now in a conference whose theme was sustainability, it made us think and review each step we chose to take before we throw out the old, for a new that might not include our own roots and traditions. Especially now, that the world has gone global, it becomes more important to remember where we come from and to pass it along to our children, who one day, might need to grab what little there is and to create an identity of their own. As an expatriate of my country Colombia, I am glad to be able to express my culinary memory to all who want to learn and try, taking home some of what was once inherent and simply there.