Pink Jansport Backpack

Everyone I knew was there; even my big sister took the 2 hours train ride (she hates to fly) from her new home in the big, swanky city to the party.

I received amazing gifts from everyone but the one I loved most is the pink jansport backpack that my sister had given me.
 
I know, I know. It doesn’t sound uber glamorous seeing that it came all the way from the city. In fact, I was speechless (not in the good way) when I first saw it. Even so, it took me a few days to appreciate the gift and grew to love it (mainly because my old school backpack was ratty and the straps finally snap). 

According to my sister, this particular jansport backpack model is “legendary” for its utilitarian purposes. I have no idea about what she was yapping on “durability” and “value for money” of the backpack. All I know is that the pink jansport backpack has one large compartment that is perfect for my books and a smaller front pocket to put my pencil case, iPod and mobile. 

The great thing about this pink jansport backpack is that it’s just the right size, not too big for my frame and not too small that all I could stuff in is one folder and the lunch Mom packs in the morning. 

According to the tag attached on the bag, it has a 16.7 x 8.5 x 13 inches dimension. So far, I could carry three textbooks in my backpack; I don’t mind hand carrying my folders since I like showing off my collages. The thing that I least like about this backpack is that it doesn’t have enough padding. The shoulder straps do not provide the most comfort when I have to carry the books all the way back home.

Regardless, the best thing about receiving this from my sister is that no one else has or could have the same pink jansport backpack even if they want to. It’s a known fact that I love pink and the worldly famous Hello Kitty. Well, my sister took some felt fabric, made a giant Hello Kitty out of them and sews them on the front pocket portion of the backpack. Every Hello Kitty fan in school is just dying of envy when they saw the pink backpack. They want the same one but I know that is just impossible. 

It’s not just the girls who admire this type of jansport school bags, the boys do to. Of course they probably go without the Hello Kitty and stick to the other masculine colors like black, navy and brown. 

My drama teacher also took a liking for the bag; it reminded her then reliable daypack in her younger days. She reported that although it seems like the shape and made are quite similar of her old one, the colors seems to be getting more modern than it used to.