"Never miss a chance to dance" - Unknown

The beautiful
Canadian Mission

This morning there was a big meeting going on (one that happens bi-weekly) and I got to sit there and listen to all the work my office has done in the past few weeks and sit there with pride. After the meeting, I went back to working on my toolkit project until lunch time. At lunch time, I headed over to UNDP and had a meeting with two very lovely people who told me more about their situation with UNDP, how they got their start, why they got their start and they even provided me with all these documents to go and check out how to start my own career! It was so sweet and wonderful of them.

When I said, in my last blog post, that people are very willing to help out and offer their knowledge, I meant it. People are always very willing to help out, sometimes all you really have to do is ask. 

THIS WAS LITERALLY OUT ON
THE BALCONY OF
THE DINING ROOM

The rest of the day went by pretty smoothly without any bumps. I headed home quickly to get changed and grab a smaller back and then headed back over to the UN. But first off, I went over to the Canadian Mission to the UN, which is in the Dag Hammerskjold building and got to visit the office there.

Wow. There are a lot of photos of Trudeau everywhere. Seriously - everwhere. And of course, also a photo of the Queen and the Governor-General.

It is actually quite a lovely mission with a lot to see, but it was nowhere near as spacious as the

Some German Mission Friends

German Mission (seriously a whole building damn).

We grabbed some pizza and then headed over to the UN where my friends got in through the fast way but I had to go in through the visitor's entrance.

..Again -_-

Speaking to the crowd about his
organization

We headed upstairs to the Delegate's Dining room (not the Delegate's Lounge) to go to this amazing event hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was called "Sensation Orange" and it showcased sports and music as a universal language to achieve peace and development, featuring DJ Hardwell.

It was a pretty cool event. To say the least. 

Sweet invite!

I started off with grabbing something from the (again) open bar and going outside to the terrace where they had a beautiful view of the East River. On it was also this huge make shift soccer field where several of the ambassadors were playing football with kids! It was actually quite fun to see people dress down, enjoy themselves and do something that is fun and relaxing. Guess they really did use sports as a universal language for sports.

Met the UK ambassador!
He was super sweaty
though...tried to stalk
out the American one but
she was just too popular
 (she had scored a goal
earlier too)

We then headed back inside and enjoyed the musical set that DJ Hardwell played as he was promoting his own organization that helps development with children in India. 

It was an amazing thing to attend, and even though there has been much
criticism on how these "suits" don't appreciate Hardwell, they have to realize that he was there promoting his own organization, which is what the UN and those who went were supporting. 

Before the crowd

I was there for both! I danced and enjoyed the music with my friends and enjoyed the hor d'oeuvres. At the end of the night, most people (some missed out) took home a gift bag with stroopwafels, candy, a soccerball and a bracelet band to support Hardwell's organization. It was quite sweet.

Gotta say, tonight was probably one of the best and most fun nights I've had so far. Being able to just let go, dance with friends for a good cause, support and just enjoy - it was amazing. 

Afterwards, my friends and I headed over to the intern bar and danced the night away... but it wasn't as good, let's be honest. 

I walked home with some friends from the different mission and then headed home.