My World Gathering
Kia ora everyone! Welcome to this discussion page about the World Gathering of Young Friends. Please feel free to add comments, photos, etc. I'm hoping that this blog will give us the chance to talk with each other even though we live far apart :0) At the World Gathering I had the opportunity to meet many interesting people, and to start discussing all kinds of issues (environmental sustainability, religion, ethics . . .) I would love this talk to grow, so please join in and share your wisdom :0)
In the middle of the Gathering we had an International Dance Night. It was tremendous fun - a chance to watch/take part in all kinds of dancing. One of the early acts introduced himself by saying, "This dance was made famous by our national rugby team" . . .
Jonothan's Haka (Sat night).AVI
Hi there,
I'm kind of excited to think about the variety of people who might eventually find their way to this site. Certainly there will be some New Zealand F/friends. If you would like to include your first name and/or country with your comment, I'm sure that would be really interesting to other readers. If you'd rather not, then that's ok too :0) This blog cannot be found on normal internet searches . . . it is only available to people who have been given the specific address. So, the people who come here will probably be other friends of mine, or have links to Quakerism.
One of the things I found at the Gathering is that it can be very disheartening to listen to someone tell you what is 'good' or 'right' or 'evil' or what Quakers REALLY believe . . . I don't want anybody to feel left out here, so please be careful to speak only about/for yourself. There was a lot of stuff I heard at the Gathering that inspired me, even though it didn't 'fit' me at all. I hope that this will be a place where people can ask questions (of themselves, or each other), without anybody feeling that they have all the answers . . .
Anna D: Oh Leith, I'm sitting here with tears rolling down my face and I'm not sure if it's from laughing at Aidan or just missing everyone! Thank you!!!! (11/04/05)
Sebastian: Loved that video, i think it's the first video i've seen from wgyf, I couldn't stop laughing watching it. (02/27/06)