This was my second day volunteering at the International Festival at the state fairgrounds. Overall I would say it was a similar experience to the first day with some minor differences. All of the booths that were there on the first day were also there on the 9th, which gave me a chance to discover more foods and talk to different groups than the first day. I know this doesn’t necessarily relate to our class, but I had a very good conversation with the German booth at the event. We discussed soccer and the Krinklemart Christmas event that takes place in Carmel every year. I attended last years Krinklemart so it was nice to talk to them about that.<\/p>\n
Now, actually getting into the more specific details of what I did at the event. I worked behind the IACA like the first day, but I did not perform on stage this time. Instead I participated in the “International Parade” which consisted of all the countries at the event walking around the venue while spectators watched. I enjoyed being in the parade because I felt as if I was part of something, all of the people watching were very intrigued by the parade. I was just a flag waver in the parade, but we did have a lion. Something happened during the parade that was a little out of the ordinary, a child actually cried when the lion costume went by. I feel a little bad, but it was honestly pretty funny. Overall, I enjoyed my experience at the International Festival and look forward to more volunteering opportunities in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This was my second day volunteering at the International Festival at the state fairgrounds. Overall I would say it was a similar experience to the first day with some minor differences. All of the booths that were there on the first day were also there on the 9th, which gave me a chance to discover … <\/p>\n