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Convention Report for XXVIII Convención de Juegos de Mesa y Comcis
written
by Pikmin Link
This
was our first convention or trip to Mexico. We were really
excited from what we heard and saw from photos we were
really looking forward to going. Our flight left pretty
early in the morning on Thursday but this was the first
time we went to a con by plane, so we needed to figure out
how our equipment, and costume props were going to be
transported. The flight didn't take very long, but we had
to switch planes in Houston, TX. Once we arrived to MTY
airport in Monterrey Mexico, we gathered our bags and
headed out to the main meeting area where we were supposed
to be meeting someone from the convention to give us a
ride to the hotel. Well after waiting for two hours, we
figured either the person came early and missed us, or
they didn't arrive yet. It was a bit difficult getting
around to ask questions when everyone spoke mostly just Spanish.
One of the airport taxi service guy really wanted to help
us get a taxi. I knew the name of the hotel and the area
we needed to go to so that helped a lot. He called up the
hotel to check everything is alright, and called a taxi
for us. When the taxi arrived, I was shocked. It was luxurious.
leather seats, polished wood control area. It was very
nice. The drive to the hotel seemed about 30mins. But it
was a nice drive. I started to recognize Fundidoria Park,
so I knew we were getting close. Once we arrived to the
hotel, I was amazed at how beautiful the area was. The
hotel looked like one from Las Vegas. Really nice and
fancied out. The convention center was right across the
street. and you have to go over a walkway bridge to get
there.
We met Faustino in the hotel lobby. later after Alejandra
greeted us with flowers. It was great meeting the both of
them, and we thank them for inviting us to their
convention!
The next day was the day of the convention. It didn't
start till 4pm though. So we decided to go check out the
convention building. when we got near the dealer room
entrance we saw huge posters of the guests hanging from
above! We then found Faustino again, and he showed us
where our studio photo booth will be set up. I got into my howl costume, and
my mom and dad from consplayers and I walked over to Fundidoria Part to get photos of
Howl in such a perfect location. I had to quickly hurry
back to the hotel after my photo shoot to get ready for
the convention. I got into my Squall costume. And we
were supposed to meet Roberto, who was going to escort us
to the convention. We were not allowed to walk
around the convention without escorts. The convention was
very crowded so it would have been difficult to get from
one place to another. They took very good care of us.
Saturday morning started with the Zelda gathering. We got
many great pictures taken in the park of the different
zelda cosplayers. Not long after there was the Iron
Cosplay. This is what Iron cosplay should be like! It was
completely different, and so much better than anywhere
else I've seen iron cosplay. We got many photos of all the
events. Right
after iron cosplay, it was the Yuna look alike contest.
The entries were really good. Each one of them did a great
job on their costumes.
The Cosplay contest was quite a show! The opening was
amazing. It cant be explained. Please check out the
photos! The convention really did a good job at starting
the contest. First there were the single walk-on entries,
then the skits. Both were enjoyable to watch. After the
contest, it was time to say goodbye.
Overall
the Convention was a great success. The
photo booth was doing really well we never got this many
pictures of cosplayers in our booth as we did here.
The location was great! The hotel was beautiful, and
having a huge park filled with many different photo
opportunities was perfect! The convention staff were very
friendly, and treated us very nicely. I had such a great
time. I would love to go to this convention again! It was
such a great out of country con experience. And it was
very different, but in a very good way. If
you are looking for a convention in Mexico to attend,
check out this convention!
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