To a place we’ve never been…
TO TOUCH PEOPLE LIKE WE’VE ALWAYS DESIRED
As we were starting to build a web community 5 years ago, we could only dream about visiting our growing family from China. But as we received the invitation to play in the biggest Asian festivals, it was clear for us that the dream wasn’t about big crowds, it was all about reaching out to our Chinese friends on a personal level, getting to touch their hearts, letting them teach us and impact us, sharing with them an experience that will be an anchor point in each of our lives… So we made sure to tell the promoter that we wanted to play in venues where that personal sharing would be possible, contact that might be challenging to create when we’ll be in front of 80 000 people…lol.
So we got what we wanted! We’ll be in fact the first North American band to perform in some “smaller” cities… ( a million people is the average for a small city!Lol) What an honor! Many people told us it was risky to do so… telling us about the differences in culture and lifestyle and how it might be hard to travel so much every day and perform at night in such a context… but as you know us: We don’t care about that… we don’t care about big hotels, we don’t care about easy traveling and 5 stars restaurants, what we DO CARE about is getting as close as possible to people, to be as close as possible to the heart of what they are living, to be fully present as one and growing together through music and pouring out the best of what we are and have. We’ll have the opportunity to play with local bands and feel the beat of the country. It will be so fabulous to discover what gives them drive, what they need to scream, how they feel alive, what place music takes in their life and dreams.
It’s hard to imagine exactly what we will live, but we are for sure preparing ourselves for something incredible, intense and precious…
As I write these lines, Alex tells me we’ll have surprises to announce soon about our time in Japan as well!!! Of course we’ll bring your words through the HOPE project to heal and comfort Japan. So, really, you are coming with us on this crazy journey! You know how we are, we can’t go anywhere without you… because it’s not about where we are but about how we can be together, about relationships that go above any differences in culture, distance, generation or religion…
Ready for this journey?
-Miss Isabel
Tags: Miss Isabel's Diary, Music, YFE, Your Favorite Enemies
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Mary Beth's mom
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Hi dearest Isabel and YFE!!!You always amaze me with your "counter-cultural" perspective and vision that is so different from what is expected in the fields you have chosen to walk in…i know you are a continual source of amazement to the business people who cross your paths, to other bands who watch you…but to the people who are really listening, you are a breath of Life and Light an Hope, carried on the wings of the compassion that burns in your hearts. I know that you WILL feel the beat of China and MANY there will feel the beat of your hearts – through your music and interactions, through the Spirit that gives you wildly contagious life – as always, Life creating Life! I was so happy to hear that you would all be heading to Japan as well – there is something about the 6 of you together that is holy magic, and to send your music exploding live into the hearts of the people and even the atmosphere there will sow hope like nothing else could! These are INCREDIBLE times to be part of the YFE family and I cannot wait to travel this journey with you and all the rest of those joined to your hearts!!! Miracles abounding!!!THANK YOU and endless love!!! mom e
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International Lady
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A blog right from deep in your heart.Its going to be amazing for you… but even more so for those in Japan and China…to feel your love and support directly, love that will transcend the languages… transcend the cultures…love that will give hope and foster dreams… incredible times for everyone…
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Fetesha N. Downs
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Thanks something I've always truly appreciated about YFE–no one can every doubt the depths of your hearts. You are honestly beautiful people inside and out.
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