Just as I thought that my watermelon travels were over for the year, I got a frantic call from Mrs. Wanda asking me if I had a passport. Luckily for me, I had one- which was great because we were soon going to Guadalajara, Mexico for promotions!
Con Marta y Rocio.
We were in Guadalajara October 25th through the 28th and had promos in six different Wal-Mart stores around the city. The first day we met Rocio and Marta with Grupo PM who gave us a tour of the city and would be with us the entire trip. I was even given a new banner in Español to wear- it said, “Reina Texana de la Sandia.” I loved it!
Rocio & I with the hosts of La Revista.
The second day I made a TV appearance on TV Azteca’s popular morning show, La Revista. I wished I was more fluent in Spanish, but luckily Rocio is a very good translator. Then we were off to Wal-Mart for promotions and we brought a team, too. Each in-store promotion had a lovely booth where culinary students were making carvings out of watermelons. We were also joined by Chef Giuseppe from Mexico City who could really sell a watermelon! Every time someone stopped by our booth they left with a watermelon. Rocio, Marta and Juan Carlos were also a great help.
By the last store we visited I felt a little more comfortable with
The Sandia Team
my Spanish and started talking to more people. I really didn’t want to leave though- I was just getting the hang of everything! Despite the language barrier, I had a great time and was so glad to see how enthusiastic the consumers were about watermelons.
REALLY BIG THANKS are due to the National Watermelon Promotion Board, who worked with Grupo PM, and to Rocio and Marta who made me feel so welcome and showed me an amazing time in Mexico.
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