Greetings from Dallas!

Last semester, I told you all that I had received an internship from Pitt State's business club, Enactus. Enactus opened a store in downtown Pittsburg in December that focuses on sustainability, fair trade, and shopping local. 

Krimson Kulture sells goods from local artists. We have necklaces, bracelets, and other jewelry made from rock and metals, particularly copper. We also work with organizations like Raffa House, which helps victims of sex trafficking, Amazima, an organization based out of Uganda, and many others. Nepal bracelets, soaps, candles, recycled jewelry, and so many other beautifully handcrafted items. 

But why am I in Dallas? 

Dallas has a huge, overwhelming, massive, did I mention huge, market! Everything is sold at whole-sale prices, so you shop with the intent of stocking your shelves. All day today, we wandered in and out of shops looking for items that had the same "feel" of the store. 

The hardest part from me was that I was so completely out of my element! I am not a business major, I am very much my English major self. I like books and funky, different jewelry. Shopping for times for mom-aged women and other adults was different. Surrounded by business majors I did a lot of listening, watching, and learning. 

So, here I am, chilling in a pretty sweet hotel in Dallas, full of new information, absolutely exhausted after a day filled with new people, new skills, and fluorescent lights. And all I am is thankful. 

God is good...All the time! All the time...God is good! 

Totus tuus, 

LeAnn