i work at the community music centre for the past 20 years. since two years ago, i had been working with the department. i work teaching marriott teacher kids. i feel very proud to be able to share my expertise in mexican music, where -- just so you know , i study classical music and it was not until here where i learned folk music from my country. it was not until here when i realize the importance of really teaching that to my students. so when i heard that there was something going on with the budget, i thought, i need to be here. i need to say how important music and arts education is, and how much the music teachers that i go to six different schools every week, and i teach teach mariachi to kids all over the place. a lot of them are latinos, many of them are not, but that doesn't matter, it is about music and expression. i think that i could have chosen -- i always work at the symphony i could have also gone all over the world, but i want to stay here because i think this is a need, and i thank you very much the organization, and all of