This blog was used for so many purposes before, and now it's headed towards a whole new direction. I'm so excited about this I don't even know where to start :)
So a while back, my friend sent me a text about these bracelets, Pura Vida bracelets. We looked them up and ended up ordering 2 each. My wrist is now displaying the epitome of awesomeness. Anyway, I saw that becoming a campus rep was an option, so we applied. Long story short, we are now waiting for our campus rep packages to arrive in the mail! I'm actually really excited but I'm trying not to sound like a 14 year old by reducing the amount of exclamation marks and excessive capital letters. Did I mention we're the first CANADIAN campus reps? WEEEOOOOO!!!!
These charitable bracelets are made in Costa Rica, and a portion from each sold bracelet goes to saving the world. Here's the story:
These two guys went to Costa Rica for a vacation and came across this other guy named Jorge who was making these bracelets. They bought a bunch from Jorge and brought it back to the States. They ended up becoming business partners and now they're being sold in a lot of different stores. Basically, Pura Vida means "pure life" in Spanish, and the idea behind it is
"Enjoying life slowly, celebrating good fortune and not taking anything for granted embodies the Pura Vida Lifestyle". That was the only thing I couldn't paraphrase because I honestly couldn't put it in better words.
The rest of their story is available on their website: http://puravidabracelets.com/
I'm using this blog to spread the word because campus reps are supposed to use their Facebook accounts to spread the Pura Vida message but seeing as I don't have Facebook, I suggested using my blog as a way to spread the word. I would really appreciate it if everyone supported my position as a campus rep by checking this every time I tell you to and pretending to care.
For some motivation, I'd like to mention right now that along with stickers and other items of awesomeness, I get 10 FREE (that's pronounced FUH-REE) Pura Vida Bracelets to hand out to all my lovely friends/acquaintances/random people on my contact list. SO, if you're interested, let me know and I'll get back to you asap! I'm also supposed to write an article and get it published in the Ubyssey regarding Pura Vida, so I'll update about that once that gets going!
Here's my lovely friend's Facebook. Check it out so you can learn more about Pura Vida through Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/amyho1811
I'm really excited for our names to be up on the campus reps page :D :D I'll make sure to make an update about that too.
"Always be happy, laugh every time and never forget who you are."-Lener Mallari