SFU Campus Rep? CHECK :) Friend blogging about Pura Vida? CHECK :)

First off, after a couple of comments about how purple was too sharp for the eyes, I switched it to blue. I didn't think it was though, so it must have been a Y chromosome thing. ANYWAY,

My friend promised me she would take a picture of her bracelet and put it on her blog. Here it is! Feel free to check out the rest of her blog (and I'm not just saying that because I'm in a couple of posts :P) :

http://thefinalmovement.tumblr.com/

I finally feel like I'm doing my job as a campus rep! I have one bracelet left and it's already got a name on it. Plus, my friend applied to be a campus rep at SFU so now we have our third Canadian Rep! WEEEOOO!!!

Also, I asked everyone I gave a bracelet to to take a photo of themselves so I could put it on here. I'm currently in the process of collecting the pictures so the sooner they send it to me, the sooner I can post them :)

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
-Dr. Seuss :)

Hi, my name is Rebecca and I'm a Pura Vida campus rep :)

:) I had a feeling it would come in the mail today. I ran in the house, shoes still on, and ripped the envelope open. Amy helped me describe it. Now I know what pure joy feels like. It was like releasing unicorns and rainbows into my kitchen. I wish everyone in the world could experience something like that. I was jumping up and down and giddy and couldn't stop squealing at my beautiful bracelets and stickers :P My lovely sister became my first supporter and chose the platinum bracelet (the one with all the silver beads). THIS IS SO EXCITINGGGG!!! I can't wait to distribute all of these :D :D

"Love yourself. Know yourself. Be proud of yourself. For everything you have been, are, and will become."
-Will Blunderfield

Pura Vida, Pure Life

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