One night. One night to showcase North American culture. One night to give others an idea of our history, of our lives, values and what makes us American. Sounds pretty tough, right? It was very difficult for many reasons at the outset but the results were outstanding. Challenges: 1. North America night included Canada and the United States and NOT Mexico. How did this happen? What kind of message were we trying to send? Just because we are building up our physical borders does not mean we should sever all relations, right? Well, at the outset, Mexico was included. The difficulties were numerical and cultural. There are only two Mexicans at school and it would be difficult for them to showcase their culture with such limited manpower, especially since their culture is completely distinct from the rest of North America. Also, the rest of us North Americans are loud mouthed and bossy and on-time which left the Mexicans at a slight loss when they didn't come to meetings
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