Arrived!

After 27 hours of travel, missed flights, long layovers and confusing airports (yes, that's you Charles du Gaulle), we finally made it to Copenhagen!

we stepped off of the plane and went directly to the Bella Center where the conference is being held - and were met with an enormous line that just seemed to keep growing each time we thought we were getting closer. There were thousands of people already waiting to register for the start of the conference tomorrow - yet there were a staff of 7 registering and 5 taking pictures. So, we ended up waiting in the line for 3+ hours - otherwise we not have been able to register again until noon tomorrow - and you cannot get into the conference without a UN badge.

So, after a long wait and horrible travel-weary phtotgraph, I have my UN badge and am ready to go for tomorrow.

I am getting very excited as the reality of what we are doing and where we are has begun to set in! It was so amazing to be in a room full of people - waiting in the registration line - knowing that the world was basically represented by those surrounding me. Even in that small time frame, under the simple act of waiting in a line for registration, you could feel the energy in the room - quite a feat as most of the people, like us, had been travelling all day from remote destinations. I am anxious to see what tomorrow brings.

For now, i am off to catch up on some missing sleep and be well-rested for the days ahead!

good night!