NCYC!!!

I just got home from my trip to Kansas City for the National Catholic Youth Convention (NCYC). For those of you who don't know; NCYC is a gathering of 22,000 catholic youth gathering to listen to speaker, strengthen their faith, and make a lot of new friends. I had a lot of fun, and decided that I would make a list of the 10 best things that I experienced at NCYC.

10. Being recognized by 1 of 12.
- 1 of 12 is a band out of Iowa City that plays at the youth rally for the Davenport Diocese and it made me feel better that they remembered me.

9. Mike Patin's athlete speech.
- One of the workshops I went to was put on by Mike Patin. He had a really good speech for High School Athletes.

8. Adoration.
- Being able to watch as 20 something thousand people walk behind a huge number of priests down the street was mind bottling.

7. Soccer Jerseys.
-I acquired two sweet biblical soccer jerseys. They have the the greek word for Jesus Fish on the front and I love it.

6. Parties on the 9th floor.
-Boys and girls couldn't go into each others rooms, so we all hung out in the hallway. Always a good time.

5. Getting to see POPPPLE!!
-Popple is a band made up of two amazing men. I am a huge fan, and getting to see them again was great.

4. Mike Smith's breakout.
-He has worked for MTV for a number of years, and has been on a couple of reality shows. He had a great presentation on being able to tell the difference between fantasy and reality in the media.

3. Reconciliation.
-Even though I had to wait for what seemed to be an incredible long time. Going to reconciliation was a great feeling.

2. Mass.
-Going to mass with a massive amount of people is phenomenal. Our group may have gotten lost on our way to communion due to a chaperone, but I took the reins and got us back on track. It was a moving experience.

1. Aimee.
- That is the name of this awesome girl from Louisiana. I am a sucker for a cute blonde with a cute accent. She brightened my day when she started talking to me. She also gave me seasoning packets for my food because, "If your food is bland use it, and if you think it isn't then it probably is and use it."


Okay, so maybe Aimee wasn't the best thing. However it was easily one of the best. The numbers really don't matter, because they are almost all equal. Two honorable mentions would be: The chastity keynote, and video taping/ hanging out with Dana and Ethan.