OKAY! So I went to Vernon for the district Conference, where a whole bunch of Rotarians gather to learn more about Rotary and receive and give out awards.
For us exchange students it was a little different.
We stayed at the army barracks in Vernon which was...well let's just say it was a "new" experience. A very cold one actually. Though, the girls were lucky since we each got our own rooms with a bunk bed in them. The boys got the huge room with all of the bunk beds lined up. I heard that they were being very mature and making farting noises and throwing those popper things that make loud noises when you throw them at the ground.
All in all...it was super fun. I realized during that weekend (May 7th-May 10th) that awesome people actually do exist. Well I knew that before...but for all of the most awesome people to be in one place at one time was amazing. For this conference, not many outbounds came so it was mostly the inbounds from other countries. Which was great actually because I got to get to know the inbounds a little more. It was a joy to get to know them...I love foreigners. Haha and those crazy South Americans!
Anyways...the point is, it was a happy time. We didn't do all that much that weekend, but here's the list of what we did do:
-Kicked a ball to each other in a circle for at least an hour
- Went Gold Panning in Cherryville (I'm not kidding)
-Went up to the nature center (I wish I was kidding)
-Home hosting dinners (we were sent to different houses for Rotary Dinner Party things. I got lost on the way there with Whitney and Andrew...it was an adventure)
- Watched a show with many random things...such as hoola dancing and Edith Piaf music
- Yelled at people on the road while riding in a ghetto bus (yes it was ghetto. it had giant
speakers too)
- Played California Kickball (in Canada...I know) and Soccer
-Watched people play this torure card game thing. It's when you play a round and the person who loses has to put their hand in the center. Then the other people draw cards that state whether or not your hand will be stroked, pinched, slammed by a fist, or have knuckles scraped against it. The number on the card indicates the pain level... As I said before, I just watched.
- I made a speech to a whole bunch of Rotarians representing the outbound students (apparently this went well)
- Hung out with the most amazing exchange student kids in existence...
But yes...that's pretty much it. It was an amazing weekend and I learned a lot about Rotary and got even MORE excited for my exchange. In the next post you'll see why I'm even more excited now then I was then (but you'll have to wait a little bit for my next post).
And sorry for not posting in so long! I've been a busy lady with school and organizing a Man Pageant and whatnot. (Yes that's right. A pageant for men)
Thanks for reading!
Jane
