Conference 09 @ Orlando

After the half day tour at downtown Disney in Orlando, our team got to the Guang Ming Temple for the conference registration. While we were waiting, we played several ice breaker games in the dinning hall. After we all paid our money and took our pictures (a normal one and a goofy one^o^), We had some time to set up our YAD posters. This year there are a total of thirteen subdivisions, Dallas, Fremont, Houston, LA (yeah), Miami, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Orlando, San Fransisco, St. Louis, South Bay, and Toronto . Ours and Fremont have the largest group of 18 members each.

After a little bit of meeting different people from different subdivisions and check out everyone's posters, we all went to the Main Shrine, where tables are set up and foods are smelling amazingly good. What's even more amazing was the night shows and performances. Orlando invites many talented people to do a great diversity of shows, such as the Flamingo dance, Pi-pa (an instrument) playing by Jianp Yang(楊劍萍 who performed for US president in the white house before (btw, that was an awesome performance, everyone was asking for an Encore song after she finishes her first cheerful song, so she did a second one, which was a powerful yet sad song that talks about 項羽), singing (performed by an Orlando girl named Sarah Wu), 扯鈴(performed by Casper from Miami, in the dark because his 扯鈴 has colorful LEDs), 川劇變臉, and 呼拉圈表演。

In between the performances there were also funny games designed by Orlando, and a skit about the history of Orlando. It was very educational and extremely FUNNY! After dinner, each subdivision takes turns to sign up for tomorrow's discussion groups. Everyone exchanges ideas about which discussion he/she wants to go excitedly. Then we take the shuttle bus back to the hotel and practiced our skit and cheer. We will rock tomorrow for sure!

Good Night everyone at LA. We miss you all :)