February 1st 2008
Mexico, here I am again. Now I could say to be almost at home here, as that was my third time here stepping on mexican soil and it's always a great emotion and pleasure to be back: people, places and everything else always fascinates me but also being there at Expo TNT: audience is warm as always and I really feel like at home.

The airplane trip that brought me to the other side of the globe went very fast even that time, thanks to my easy sleep... I just need to lean my ass on a plain seat and I can sleep for more than 10 hours straight, and in my everyday life I usually sleep 5 hours per night more or less...  We arrived at Mexico City airport at late night and my dear Paula "Marmota", Mario and our friends Kyle (admin at Cosplay.com) Ginny McQueen and Tristen Citrine (two american cosplayers). I and them were guest of honour of that TNT edition takin place in two days.
After a night awake, because of my old friend jet lag, Paula and Mario had a wonderful gift for me: they took me the morning after to visist the amazing National Museum Of Antropology. They couldn't find a better present for me, because of my passion for archeology that you should very well know. I had a chance to finally see the famous Aztec Calendar: I never imagined it could be so huge! An urban legend says that this calendar hides the end of the world date, December 24th 2012... If it's true it's quite near, isn't it? Well at least I will save buying Christmas presents that time! ;-) LOL.
Few hours later my cosplayer duty was already required: I had to be present at the press conference that introduced the convention to press. I spent 15 minutes as target for curious questions by many people invited there: they made me dozens of questions, mostly about a special anniversary for me that is going on this year: 2008 is my tenth year of activity on the cosplay scene. Well yes, 10 years are over since that cold November 1998, when I made my first come up at an italian convention... But I will talk about that later!

After conference, usual photos with guests and interviewers (that are always very kind and sweet to me! thank you!) I finally went to sleep because next day convention was going to open!

February 2nd 2008
During the first convention day morning, before gates were being opened to attendance, me, Ginny and Tristen Citrine took a quick look to the place, where dealers were still preparing their booths. Some quick purchase here and there and finally was time to open TNT GT2. In a few minutes the place was packed with people expecially in front of the stage where "guest of honour" were going to be introduced and were I was presented for my second time to Mexico City audience. Some quick question from Alina, the presenter (always kind to me!), usual photos and then it was time for the first of my three "meet and greet" sessions where I signed many autographs and took photos with many fans.
After that it was time for one of the best experiences of my life: world official presentation of my  DVD "DNA OF ANGEL - SOUL OF DEVIL - FRANCESCA DANI 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY DVD" !
Well yes, my DVD, after several months of tough work for just a two persons team finally took life! It was so emotional to finally have it in my hands but It was awesome as well to see how many people was standing in line to get one copy of it or my posters and get it signed by me! Definitely a fair reward after so much work! We spent months going around Italy to shoot photos and videos in several locations and I'm so happy about result and people that liked it so much!
Then I was called to attend jury to give votes to the first cosplay contest of 3 convention days: group cosplay. It wasn't easy because everyone was really good (some of them very popular over there) but jury's vote unanimously choosed the winner and I was called on stage to give the award to the winners. It was really emotional! ^^

February 3rd 2008
The second convention day was the most engaging to me because my conference was taking place and I was going to officially present my DVD to the audience.
I woke up early to wear one of my "original costumes": this time I decided to showcase one of my original creations, Lucifer, the angel of death (recently followed by "Charon"), created as main costume of my DVD "DNA Of Angel - Soul Of Devil" also showed on its cover. After an autograph session my conference was beginning and many people was attending and asking many many questions on my career and my future as cosplayer and netmodel. I've seen so much curiosity about me and what I did in 10 years and also what I'm doing right now, and it was pure pleasure to answer all this questions and I won't deny that when Victor, founder of "Francesca Dani Mexican Fan Club", took the microphone in his hands and started his speech about how I was inspiration to his life with beautiful words, it was really emotional to me and I was starting to cry for real. I won't ever be tired of saying how sweet and warm mexican people have been to me, they made me laugh and cry for joy and that's to me all I could ask from the best of audiences!

February 4th 2008
Here we come to the last convention day once again. I was wearing for the second time after "WCS ETAPA JBC BRAZIL" my Misa Amane costume, from Death Note, that now is a very popular manga all around the world.
In a few hours selections were taking place to decide the mexican pair that was flying to Nagoya to carry on mexican cosplay pride and compete at World Cosplay Summit 2008, who was going to be picked? Pressure was really huge on both cosplayers and judges that was going to write down votes to get a final choice... It wasn't going to be an easy decision for sure because of the high quality that guy's costumes were showing backstage...
But, before cosplayers came on stage to perform, earlier in the morning and later in the afternoon I was attending other events inside TNT GT2. First of all there was my press conference/interview to promote my DVD where I was asked to describe his contents, and tell something about all the behind the curtains work about this big project, why I decided to celebrate my 10 years as cosplayer with a DVD and every anecdote about it. So much curiosity from media about the DVD and I was glad to answer all their questions. After that I had a new "meet & greet" session with the audience, I took lots of photos with them and signed many autographs, many of them gave me beautiful presents that I took home and I keep in my room and that always remind me how kind mexican fans has been to me. A special thanks from the bottom of my heart goes to Angel, the boy who gave me his necklace that I used for my "Modern Geisha" photos! ^_- Thank you!
Only few time to shoot some pics in the main entrance of the convention center with visitors and I got called backstage: the so coveted event was going to start and I had to take place to the juror's table! At my side there were some of TNT organizers and Jimmy, TV Aichi representer, coming directly from Japan!

With Tersa and Alin's victory lights goes off on TNT GT2 stage... After all that three days fun with my friends and all convention people it was time to start to say goodbye to everybody with huge sadness. Yes, every time that I come back here I leave a piece of my heart in this city and between those wonderful persons that once again, after almost 2 years, made me feel special and with huge joy and wonder made me understand that all I did and I'm still doing can really make someone happy.

And that was the best gift I could ever ask in my life... 
Thanks to all of you from the bottom of my heart!

Thanks to: Paula, Mario, Octavio, Ramon, Raul, Frank, Pepe, Victor and "Francesca Dani Mexican Fan Club" guys, Alina and her band "Kanpai", all cosplayers and convention attenders! A huge thanks from the bottom of my heart!

[In memory of Rene, one of the member of "Francesca Dani Mexican Fan Club", who passed away on 14th October 2008.]
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