Tradefair

Entering the tradefair activity, I was a little skeptical. I had prepared a book of quotes for five of my classmates, and had ended up spending more time on the activity than I had wanted to. However, after class that day, I definitely felt like the time I had spent was worth it. I came into the tradefair with five quote books that were fairly inexpensive, and left with a Harry Potter book, a feather hair clip, a cloth hairclip, a photograph, and a pair of earrings. All of the items I walked away with were things that I very much enjoyed, and were worth way more to me than my books were. These were things that I wanted, but was not willing to go out and buy in stores because they would be too expensive.

By completing this tradefair activity, I was able to learn a little more about my classmates. Before this, I had no clue that Ashley could make hair clips out of fabric, or that Courtney enjoyed taking photos in her freetime. I was also able to see some basic economic principles put into action. In order for each of us to get what we wanted, we had to trade our own items, and decide what an equal trade was. Needless to say, after this activity, I felt a lot better about the tradefair activity. This activity was useful and very fun!