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Aadi Street Festival

        For the past week, the higher grades were bustling away with their preparations for the Aadi Street Festival that was initiated by Sneha of IBDP2. Several games and activities would be set up, trinkets and ornaments would be sold, with snacks and other refreshments being served. Everyone in the 11th and 12th grades were involved in preparation, and were to man the stalls.
        My class and I were in charge of preparing paper cones that will be used to serve chick peas. At first it was rather difficult to fold the paper into cones, but once we got the hang of it, it was smooth sailing. By the end of the week we had made exactly one hundred cones! However I feel that initially we were slacking off as the rate of production was quite low. Due to this we
        On the actual day, Vinay and I were in charge of manning the Organic Remedies stall. Our sole task was to inform visitors about remedies that can be made using natural ingredients at home for common ailments. However, we found that most were unwilling to have a look at what we found or maybe they simply didn't notice us. If I were to repeat anything, I would have made a few banners in order to draw attention to our stall. Hopefully next time such an event takes place, I am more prepared and able to sell my products and/or information.

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