Well, I don't feel like explaining it so you'll have to live with the unknown, or google it. (Coincidentally, blogspot is owned by google, or something to that nature. Now give me my money.) Now to explain to you guys that don't want to do either of the options above, KUNA is a YMCA conference where you 'play' like your in the UN. Schools get a few countries to do research on and dress up with their native attire and create proposals to help better the world. While it's not like we're actually passing them through, it's great for actually learning about other countries. Like, did you know Paraguay is home to the largest BBQ in the world?
So much for world hunger
Also...umm..okay, so I actually didn't learn that much about other cultures, but I'm sure a lot of other people did. But that's not the point. The main reason for these is to socialize and gain new relationships...although I barely did that either. But here's my 3 top...whatevers from the trip:
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Disclaimer II - The text is messed up for some reason, so deal with it
1. Touch Her Boob!
At KUNA, there are usually some...interesting people. Well this is pretty much this in a nutshell. One of my friends and I were going up the elevator to our floor to get a camera and something else she needed. On our way up, a few guys from a private school got on for hell-if-I-know reasons. When we got to our floor, we got off and started to walk to her room (You could have assumed this, but this makes it seem longer and more descriptive). As the elevator door was closing, we heard what was either the voice of God, or much more likely, the voice of the guys on the elevator. They yelled, as you can guess from the title, "Touch her boob!"
After we figured out what exactly they said, we gave each other the 'WTF' look that everyone gets. It wasn't exactly that they yelled it, because I expect stupid people to be stupid. But it was more of a timing thing, if that makes sense. Of course, like any man, I thought it would have been okay if I listened to them. But of course she didn't approve of that and like any gentle-man, I listened to her. The fear of losing my hand also contributed a little bit too....
When we got downstairs, those same guys walked right by us (I'm pretty sure they had some kind of tracking system on me) and started screaming in my face. I'm not sure if it was a private school ritualistic thing, but I think they thought I actually did it because I was smiling when I saw them.
He's smiling.... HE DID IT!!!!!!
He's smiling.... HE DID IT!!!!!!
2. The Roof...The Roof is on Fire
At these conferences, there's always a dance the night before we leave. While this dance, and the mixer before it were boring as hell (Seriously, I watched a kid do math homework instead of dancing), there was this ounce of fun...
About ten minutes into the dance, we hear a bunch of hotel and YMCA employees telling us to leave the building for no reason.... until we see flashing lights all around. A lot of people thought it was a strobe light (Just in case the other flashing lights wouldn't have caused enough seizures). So, the hotel has to get 1,400 kids out of two or three rooms at a fast and efficient rate, like that would happen.
Next, a giant monster breaks the hotel in half
Apparently something really good happened though. When we were walking in, everyone from our school started singing 'Ain't no Mountain High Enough' which was, according to a senior in the school, one of her proudest moments in KUNA. I didn't get that same feel, but at least someone got something out of it.
3. Being Tired
It's normal for a lot of the people to be tired during this because we wake up early and go through long days, but I think I reached a level of tired I've never felt before. The night before our 2nd day, I got about four hours of sleep while also dealing with a horrible headache and no medicine other than a wet rag on my head.
Then I had to wake up and sit through an hour and a half of debating, then 2 hours of an assembly, then another hour and a half of debating, then an hour and a half of another assembly. For most of the proposals, I could have Roethlisberger'd it in approval or disapproval, but I was so tired that I couldn't get my head up, let alone debate. While I spoke a few times, it wasn't really enough to get noticed for anything. I fell asleep once or twice during, and the person sitting next to me fell asleep about four times. One of my friends to the right of me made a conversation with herself in Spanish to keep herself awake.
That's pretty much what happened, along with a few other funsies, but I can barely remember them anyways.
Remember, our mock draft will come eventually, although it might be a while, partially due to KUNA, and partially because we're being lazy. But it'll happen.
At these conferences, there's always a dance the night before we leave. While this dance, and the mixer before it were boring as hell (Seriously, I watched a kid do math homework instead of dancing), there was this ounce of fun...
About ten minutes into the dance, we hear a bunch of hotel and YMCA employees telling us to leave the building for no reason.... until we see flashing lights all around. A lot of people thought it was a strobe light (Just in case the other flashing lights wouldn't have caused enough seizures). So, the hotel has to get 1,400 kids out of two or three rooms at a fast and efficient rate, like that would happen.
Next, a giant monster breaks the hotel in halfAlso, just like in Cloverfield, there appeared to actually be no reason for the alarm to go off. There wasn't smoke anywhere. It just went off, unless a person pulled it for no reason. Outside was chili, and even better, it was raining. It wasn't pouring down, but there was a drizzle which made the entier thing even more fun. While waiting outside, it looked like a giant pack of sheep moving around. All the kids moved around in a huddle, trying to keep each other warm. With the sheep mentality going along with it all, nearly all the kids tried to walk inside at one point for seemingly no reason. The alarm was still going and it was made obvious with a flashing white light still going off on the side of the building and the firefighters had just made it to the hotel. So, while a couple of friends and our teacher watched, they all had to be pushed back by hotel staff. I imagine they had to create a 300-like phalanx at the doors to keep them out.
GIVE THEM NOTHING!
GIVE THEM NOTHING!Apparently something really good happened though. When we were walking in, everyone from our school started singing 'Ain't no Mountain High Enough' which was, according to a senior in the school, one of her proudest moments in KUNA. I didn't get that same feel, but at least someone got something out of it.
3. Being Tired
It's normal for a lot of the people to be tired during this because we wake up early and go through long days, but I think I reached a level of tired I've never felt before. The night before our 2nd day, I got about four hours of sleep while also dealing with a horrible headache and no medicine other than a wet rag on my head.
Then I had to wake up and sit through an hour and a half of debating, then 2 hours of an assembly, then another hour and a half of debating, then an hour and a half of another assembly. For most of the proposals, I could have Roethlisberger'd it in approval or disapproval, but I was so tired that I couldn't get my head up, let alone debate. While I spoke a few times, it wasn't really enough to get noticed for anything. I fell asleep once or twice during, and the person sitting next to me fell asleep about four times. One of my friends to the right of me made a conversation with herself in Spanish to keep herself awake.
That's pretty much what happened, along with a few other funsies, but I can barely remember them anyways.
Remember, our mock draft will come eventually, although it might be a while, partially due to KUNA, and partially because we're being lazy. But it'll happen.
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