I don't really want to pour my heart out about a craft fair, but I will try. 
     My friend Karlina and I were entered into the Minturn Craft Fair. The weekends of the 7th and the 14th. The first day I made $56 the second day I had made $42 for a grand total of $98. I was selling ribbon leis, feather leis, shell necklaces as well as shell earrings. Karlina had a booth next to mine and she was making way more money than I was, I began to get jealous. I kept thinking in my mind that the day will be over and I will be out of the cold. Then a thought came across my mind; I'm going to a third world country to help students who worry about there friends, brothers, sisters dying and I'm here worrying about my friend earning more money than I will. Foolish Kaikea, foolish. 

   Although it was freezing and we were standing talking to random strangers, we at least got to see Santa, and inform people about Children's Global Alliance. I remember a man came up to Karlina's booth and said, "Why on Earth would someone want to go to Cambodia?" I started to laugh then realized is this really what Americas become? A country that one can't even open there eyes a little bit and see the good? 

   Karlina and I were standing in the cold talking to each other about how our leader and chaperone, Whitney, is really cool and we can't wait to go on the trip. I pointed out that she could possibly be behind us, not knowing that she might not even be here. When someone walks to my booth. I point out that everything here is homemade and handcrafted, when the elderly woman walks away unaware that I was talking to her. Karlina looks at me in manner of laughter. She gives a slight smirk and we start to laugh... A lot. We get back to our conversation about Whitney, we look around a then Whitney walks right in front of us. Karlina and I look at each other questioning if that really, truly was her and it was! We desperately start to wave trying to get her attention. And she of course walks to another booth, one with wine. I give up in waving and shortly after so does Karlina. Whitney looks around as if she wants to leave, when she catches her eye on something, someone. She walks toward our booth forgetting about her husband, Mark. We show her around and introduce her to our parents. After about 5 minutes we say our goodbyes and she leaves. To this day I still can't believe how ironic it was that we saw her.

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      My name is Kaikea Cavaliero. I’m a 7^th grade student at Eagle Valley Middle School in Eagle, Colorado. I am participating in the service trip to Nicaragua with Children's Global Alliance. 
     I feel like I have been chosen because of my creative personality and my positive attitude. First, I always think of things in a different way and perspective. I bring color to anything dark. In addition, I will always give everything I do 110%. I won't give up during my fundraising and during the trips. I wanted to go to Nicaragua for the life learning experience. I look forward to creating life-long memories with the children at Escuela Especial Sor Maria Romero. Thanks for reading and I can't wait to write more about the trip and myself.