Today I was inspired to go the day without shoes to raise awareness
and money for Toms. Toms is a company that would match every pair of shoes
purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One
for One. Today April 10, 2012 Jacksonville State
University held a campus
wide awareness down for One for One. This event consisted of walking around
everywhere barefoot to obtain a better understanding of what children without a
way to protect their feet have to endure on a daily basis. As the day of fun
and festivities ended it was time for the long walk around University/Trusties Circle, barefoot of
course. This is when the reality kicked in. With the asphalt almost unbearable
and the rough rocks rubbing blisters on the balls of feet, it was a real
challenge to make it to the finish line.
This picture was inspired by today’s events. I used Photoshop.com (online version) to increase
the contrast, brush the toenail polish glair, and made the blues really pop. I
found this assignment exciting and what a great way to involve my experiences
of today in my blog.
Yes those are blisters.
