{"id":2223,"date":"2018-10-08T15:21:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T19:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2018-10-08T15:21:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T19:21:55","slug":"reflecting-on-the-families-weekend-sale-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/2018\/10\/reflecting-on-the-families-weekend-sale-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on the Families’ Weekend Sale 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 28-30, 2018, this was my second September sale. Same location, same procedure, same room plan, and the same vibrant Haitian music. Doubtlessly they gave me a sense of nostalgia, but when I thought of the excited but nervous newbie that I was last year, I knew some things have become different. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Owning a set-up day for the first time was definitely an interesting experience for me. Much as I was always awed at the incredible change the CCMPR went through, I knew what it takes to have such a transformation more than last year. I cannot describe how much I would like to pass on all that I know about this beautiful sale when curious new members came to me with questions. Because of them, being in such a position was hopeful. I know there is so much bigger a picture that they yet to see, and I couldn\u2019t wait for the the time when they see more and more and fall in love with VHP as I do. And this is how VHP goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I missed Haiti a lot during the sale. While I was almost half-volunteer-half customer last year as I was browsing and appreciating the aesthetic beauty of the artworks, they became my nameable old friend this year. If I hadn\u2019t been on the Haiti trip in March, I would never know how real those fairy-tale like paintings are. I would never be able to tell people about the story behind the adorable handcrafts. I would never be able to know how much more vital Haiti actually is than those already vital arts. It seemed that I suddenly was able to converse with the paintings, about the landscape, the people, and the stories beyond what is presented in the art.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Comparing to me knowing nothing even after going around the room, this year I felt omniscient while I was basically doing cashier at the small station. Not only because I knew more about the sale, but more importantly, because there were people I knew at every position. I think the one important thing that VHP has given me in this one year is the invaluable friendship we built through our work. I knew there were friends that I care about and care about me throughout the sale. I knew that they are the support I can turn to at any time in any condition. Thus, I knew we were not working at our position alone. We were working as a whole, like a snowball that rolls forward with countless snowflakes that hold on to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This sale was new, but also retrospective. It suddenly made me realize, I have had this much here in VHP. Lila always says to everyone during the sale, \u201cThis space is your home.\u201d While the last year I simply took this as an encouragement and comfort, now I have began to understand more and more of the meaning behind it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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— Laura Yang 21\u2019, Education director<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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