Catalina of Columbia — The Girl Who Is Always Ready
Catalina of Columbia — The Girl Who Is Always Ready
Catalina of Columbia — The Girl Who Is Always Ready
Age: 13
Country: Columbia
Catalina always knows where everything is.
A pencil.
An extra hair ribbon.
A snack someone forgot to bring.
The permission slip everyone thought had disappeared.
Adults sometimes ask if she has a magic backpack.
She smiles.
"Maybe."
Her grandmother taught her long ago that caring isn't always loud.
Sometimes caring means noticing what someone will need before they realize they need it.
So Catalina began carrying little things.
Bandages.
Crayons.
Bookmarks.
Tiny notebooks.
An extra bottle of water.
The funny thing is that almost none of those things are ever for her.
Her friends have stopped being surprised.
Someone forgets lunch?
Catalina somehow packed an extra sandwich.
The class pet needs feeding over the weekend?
Her hand is already in the air.
The younger children need help organizing supplies for the school fair?
She's quietly making neat little piles before anyone asks.
Inside her backpack are dozens of lists.
Books to read.
Places she'd like to visit.
Words she doesn't want to forget.
Things people have told her that made them smile.
Ideas for making tomorrow easier than today.
She says lists aren't about staying organized.
They're about making room in your mind to notice people.
Someday Catalina hopes to help families after floods, storms, and earthquakes.
She wants to organize supplies, coordinate volunteers, and make frightened children feel safe again.
Because she's learned something important.
Hope doesn't always arrive in enormous packages.
Sometimes it arrives inside one well-packed backpack.
Her Dream
To become a humanitarian aid coordinator helping communities recover after disasters.
Her Wonder
"How many little kindnesses fit inside one backpack?"
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