Hats for Japan xD

Bringing "Esperanza" to those in need.

March 11, 2011 a devestating earthquake suddenly occured in Japan. I remember the day after this earhquake, as i was getting ready for school i desided to turn on the tv which is rare that i would do so in the mornings. When i first saw the news of this natural disasters flashbacks suddenly came to my mine. I have personnaly experienced a few earthquakes in the country where i come from, and i know how it feels to be afraid of going to sleep hoping that another one wouldnt occur in the same day. It is evident that a natural disaster like this has major effects, people die of no shelter or no food. All these flashbacks that came into my mind made me realised the nececity this country would experience therefore i felt responsible to come up with a way to help them in their time of need. This same day, i remember going straight to my friends to propose the idea of making hats and raised money for Japan. It was a bit challenging i must say with the fact that we needed to get the materials to make them; however we managed to do so and paid for the materials ourselves.

The process for this event took several days to get all hats done. I personally spent my entire spring break working in making these hats along with my parents and i must say i do not regret it at all. In fact it felt extremely good to do something productive instead of nothing that entire week. At first it was only supposed to be around 20 hats; however at the end we managed to make around 30! The hat sale went extremely well, we obtained a good response from everybody in school. Due to this commitment that me and my friends made, we were able to raise around $340 towards the Japan relief fund. Its not much but we think it would deffenetly make a big difference and to be honest we were happy to do it.

Welcome to my IB CAS experience

<----- Isn't it amazing how the simplest things can be a big part of your life?

Welcome to my CAS experience, Bienvenue, Bienvenidos!

Throughout these past few months while being in my grade 11 IB year have been quite challenging; however it has certainly made a difference in my life. For instance i never thought that a simple drawing of a toque could help me realise how important they are in my life. At first i used to think that wearing hats all the time was simply because i have gotten used to it and because of this cold weather; however in time i suddenly became aware that i had perhaps become obssessed with new styles and colours. Thanks to my parents new habit of making hats i have gained knowledge on how to make them. It is through this new ability that i realised that i had to take it in a new level in some way. I remember driving home from church during a cold winter day last year when for the first time in my life i realised the need of some people from this cold weather. Its amazing how Winnipeg's weather can get crazy sometimes; i guess thats why they call it Winterpeg. Oddly enough it became obvious to me from that point how this ability to make hats that has been so important to me was to be used for the benefits of others. I dont regret this decision and i never will.

and so began my CAS experience... (: