Yep, you read that right. I went to the United Nations World Head-Quarters in Switzerland. Working for the UN has been a dream of mine for a long time, so to be inside the building was incredible.
Six of us met up with each other in Geneva for the day. It was pouring rain outside and there were puddles in my shoes, but it was all worth it. When we showed up to the UN building, it was closed for lunch and we did not want to wait outside in the pouring rain for an hour and a half – so instead we decided to ride public transit to kill time. And it sure as heck did kill time. We were on the same bus for probably close to 2 hours, but hey, we stayed dry and warm, were able to catch up with each other, and when we got back to the UN, it was open again. Some might call it crazy, but we call it being efficient.
Six of us met up with each other in Geneva for the day. It was pouring rain outside and there were puddles in my shoes, but it was all worth it. When we showed up to the UN building, it was closed for lunch and we did not want to wait outside in the pouring rain for an hour and a half – so instead we decided to ride public transit to kill time. And it sure as heck did kill time. We were on the same bus for probably close to 2 hours, but hey, we stayed dry and warm, were able to catch up with each other, and when we got back to the UN, it was open again. Some might call it crazy, but we call it being efficient.
The tour of the UN cost 7 CHF each, which was incredible considering how interesting it was. I was the “leader” of our group, which really meant nothing, except for the fact that I got a badge with my name and picture on it. The tour lasted about an hour and we walked all through the building. We stood in the General Assembly room and walked through the Human Rights Chamber where all of the decisions on Human Rights are made. We saw a bunch of the other important rooms as well, and it all felt so surreal. We went into the gift shop, which was actually reasonable priced considering it was such an important gift shop and in one of the most expensive countries in the world… I bought a few postcards for my photo album and a few pins and badges for my blazer.
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| Representing Canada in front of the world! |
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| The General Assembly of the United Nations |
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| I WAS THERE! |
I still can’t believe that I was in the World Head-Quarters of the UN, but I was and it was awesome. There is also the Red-Cross Museum in Geneva, but we didn’t have time to visit it yesterday. Looks like another trip to Geneva is in order!
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