The Gypsy Karma Project: USA

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31/10/2011

..Kate's Message..

Gypsy Gems,

I received a lovely email from Kate in North Carolina yesterday. Kate put her own spin on the task at hand - wearing the gypsy jewel and capturing the essence of her locale. The jewel was enjoyed. The pictures were taken. And in the the spirit of spreading Karma, Kate decided to send the jewel gifted to her, on its way (with its original tag). Kate incorporated the re-gifting into her pictures. (See previous post).

Kate informed me in her email that there are a chain of stores called Goodwill, where you donate your things that you no longer need and the Goodwill re-sells them at a very good rate.

"Its a great store for people living on a budget and people like myself that just don't want to support the production of new materials when there's already so much out there. The entire outfit I'm wearing in my photos was either given to me or bought at a Goodwill".

By doing her shoot at the Goodwill, Kate hopes to "bring awareness to the issue of poverty in North Carolina and really in all of the states... I thought a lot about this project and didn't want to portray everything as perfect and without need for social change here... There are so many young people in the area in need of love in their lives. It is my hope that a young woman or man will find the earring and connect with the message to love oneself and continue the process of passing the earring along."

Kate, Thank you for your message and all your love.

Until Next Time,

Much Love.

<3 Your GypsyQueen

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..Love Yourself..

..Kate..TwentyTwo..Global Studies Student..Swannanoa, North Carolina..

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12/09/2011

Updated Destinations

Gypsy Gems,

I sent my final batch of earrings today, before I leave for my Euro trip. My earrings have either travelled to, or are on their way to the following locations:

Caracas, Venezuela

Calgary, Alberta

Dundas, Ontario

Fredricton, New Brunswick

Kingston, Ontario

Labrador, Australia

London, England

Montreal, Quebec

North Carolina, USA

Oakville, Ontario

Prince George, British Columbia

Raumati South, New Zealand

Sackville, New Brunswick

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Tel Aviv, Israel

Tofino, British Columbia

Tokyo, Japan

Toronto, Ontario

I leave for Europe on Friday - 3 more days, and I simply cannot wait to gift my earrings to those I meet throughout my travels. I wonder how people will react to a gift, from a random stranger. Will they be receptive. Perhaps they will be reluctant and think there is some sort of catch. I look forward to documenting my social encounters - good and bad.

Much Love.

Until Next Time,

<3 Your Gypsy Queen

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09/09/2011

The Experiment is Underway

Gypsy Gems,

So I was thinking... why am I limiting myself? Why am I only providing love to those I meet during my travels? What about the lovely ladies I have already met? I know they deserve some love too.

I told some of those I love about my social experiment, and received nothing but positive feedback. They either wanted on board or directed me to someone they knew who would likely be interested.

I have already gifted a number of earrings to the locations listed below. These loved ones include a musician I let crash at my apartment while on tour, a friend of a friend, a past co-worker, a stand partner during high school Orchestra lessons, a friend's younger sister, university students I met at business conferences in Mexico and the Netherlands, as well as others with similar unique stories.

My earrings have travelled to the following locales: