[Feb 20] The Weekend Blog!

Hey guys! Hope you guys have been having a good week. This week has been pretty crazy for me! I've been working a lot on the memoir that I've been working on, and it can be pretty challenging since I'm not used to writing and thinking about myself as much as I have to with this book lol. It's really cool though because a lot of the things you may have forgotten about in your past start to come back when you start thinking hard and a lot about events and memories you have back there in your brain that might be a little rusty. They're still there though, you just have to really take some time to ponder haha. It's been challenging with all the other things we've had to do with the project too, but I'm looking forward to seeing how everything comes together at the end and sometimes it's good to challenge yourself farther than you may normally be used to!
Other than the book, I've also been working on some more writing and recording this week. I got to spend more time with Eman this week and I'm really pumped about the song we finished writing! I also recorded another song a few days ago at his studio which I think has a great message to it. I haven't been able to get into music as much this week with all the work I've had to finish with the book, but I'll be kickin' back into gear next week back in LA.
So now I'm back in Miami, and I've had such an awesome experience here! I was able to be a part of the Spanish We Are the World project "Somos El Mundo" and it was really great! Emilio and Gloria Estefan got the project together, and they along with their staff are some of the nicest people you could ever work with. This is the first time they've ever done this song in Spanish, so I'm really glad to have been a part of it with so many talented Latin artists. I love it when people come together to help out, because it really is amazing how much strength comes when people come together. It was neat being able to help in the Hope for Haiti telethon and see how much good came from everyone coming together to unite to help the people in Haiti. There's power in numbers. The damage happened so quickly in Haiti, and now they need to recover from all that has happened there. I was watching the news last night and saw that Kris Allen went out to Haiti to help out. I thought that was so cool. I really look up to him for all that he does for other people. I know that he's done a lot of missionary work in a lot of different places and countries, and I think people should do things like that more. Even if you aren't able to go to a different country, you can still help by sending donations to good causes, or help out the people who may need your help even in your own country, state, or town.
Being at the Somos El Mundo recording yesterday was my first time being around and meeting so many Latin artists. I was pretty nervous with the interviews and being new to that crowd, but it was really fun at the same time and a lot of really nice people. It was good to see PeeWee there, and Ednita Nazario was incredibly nice! Jon Secada, Cristian Castro, Ricardo Montaner, Chayanne, Thalia, and Luis Fonsi were some of the people there. I was like in shock and thought I was going to pass out when I met Luis Fonsi lol. He's such an amazing singer. The video will premiere on Univision March 1st on Cristina. She's a very popular Hispanic talk show host if you aren't familiar with her. She was there yesterday as well, and it was crazy seeing her there because she's just one of those people I never thought I'd get to meet. I remember watching her when I was little. But anyway I've written enough for today, so I will talk to you guys later! Ciao!


Songs for the day:

All You Need Is Love - Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile has a new EP out with some covers on it, and she did a great rendition of this Beatles song.



No Me Doy Por Vencido - Luis Fonsi

Trời ơi t muốn nghe Somos El Mundo quá :((

Read and cry...Read and cry....Read and cry...

@ss Linh:E cũng muốn nghe lắm ấy chứ... :((

Sweet song for helping Haiti...