Friday, March 5, 2010

Crazy that this morning I was in Samar, and tonight I went to a ritzy masquerade ball to raise money for trafficking. The women were soooo dressed up and beautiful. I love it when women feel beautiful and their confidence is high. The band was incredible, except it kind of reminded me of the SNL skit with that woman and Will Ferrell when they sing popular songs in an operatic tone. The band had amazing voices but were singing Lady Gaga songs, and Fergie…but also a lot of salsa songs too. Most people there were amazing dancers, and we noticed a lot of these older women were dancing with much younger men. We figured they probably hired escorts or their dance instructors to come to events such as these. But the highlight of the night was meeting a woman named Cecille, who has been named a modern day hero by Hilary Clinton for her work in child trafficking. Her life story is incredible, and she is one of the sweetest, most humble people I have ever met. It was such an honor to spend the night with her.