It is insanely early. I am sitting in a typically american diner near Union Square drinking black coffee and waiting for my burger (yes, lunch for breakfast before 6am). It is amazingly invigorating being back in new york. I look at the pile of shiney silver quarters and imagine what I am going to do for the next two weeks.
It is not going to be easy. It is a culmination of about 1 years preparations that began in June 2010 when I agreed to be the facilitator for the UN CSD-19 Major Group of Children and Youth. I was totally unprepared for what that process would kick start or how we would get approximately 133 collaborators to work on a short 1000 word position paper. It is insane how that potentially complicated concept seemed so simple at the time. I can remember the deadline looming, the crazy conference calls to try to increase participation, the numerous innovative technical ideas that we experimented with and it is crazy how things came together. But even more surprisingly, how I never expected that it wouldn't come together. It is weird how this whole process has been one where I have complete confidence in things coming together.
The Youth Blast itself turned out to be a completely interesting experience. I was happy that I had created slides, even though the slides had been edited since I submitted them. It is slightly scary how everyone believes that I know what I am talking about and have confidence that I can coordinate the policy for CSD-19 for the Major Group of Children and Youth. I have been running briefing meetings that have been making the idea come together more for me but I am not as certain as people seem to think. Or possibly, I just think that they believe that I can do it?
Wow! This is so completely unexpected. I can't believe that my abstract conceptualisation is actually coming together. The majority of the youth have split into thematic teams and have lobbypoints, specific policy amendments to the text and I sincerely hope that I do not let this amazingly inspiring team down by not actually knowing what I am doing. I had better get organised!!!!
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