Just got back to Philly after my 1st visit to the UN where I was so struck by the place that I put pen to paper while there to document the choice bits and pieces. Well, to be honest and very transparent, apropos of the occasion, then you should know I didn't use an actual pen, alas you get the idea. I hope to get back there again I have never felt so united it makes me want to tell the nations, hence this post, without further delay...
#my1stUNvisit 1. journey began @ security they don’t like pics so Im just beyond (down a belt buckle switch blade) pic.twitter.com/1mHNIC7fjd
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 2. Which struck me as ironic given they’re ginormous metallic gun just past the metal detectors pic.twitter.com/2z5CCSwVnz
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 3. On the council floor I immediately felt more important, verbose, and unable to decide where to sit. pic.twitter.com/MveA3hpMzh
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 4. Soon I needed a restroom so I went in search and despite the tiny sign I soon found one pic.twitter.com/6AdmBw1jdG
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 5. Inside I found the lightbulb was dead and not changed, leaving me scrambling in the dark pic.twitter.com/YJJ1kxy7sq
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 6. Fortunately I was able to get business done with my own light. I know you must be relieved.
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 7. Just then I looked up and learned that simply by washing my hands I saved lives. pic.twitter.com/WuoG5pwMgR
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 8. This empty placard made me think about submitting another life saving idea, new light bulbs pic.twitter.com/Pt9gOJl1z4
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 9. Back to the chamber I saw this amazing artwork with an important message pic.twitter.com/FoYV5XrmHH
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 10. This gift from Malaysia is nice--guess you can do this when u have less then 1% in poverty pic.twitter.com/UleR0dcsQX
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 11. this stair design struck me as precarious, literally I hit my head pic.twitter.com/S6TrKUzbDF
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 12. I could tell by the mike this guy had something important to say but it wasn’t in my language pic.twitter.com/TZ1MT1WGVI
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 13. Speaking of languages, back in the chamber I switched to listen in Russian, just for fun. pic.twitter.com/MkC6BgXVbs
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 14. I heard this genius http://t.co/wpiBsuCgkG who invented a gel to stop bleeding instantly, I asked if he could spray Greece
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 15. This video about the ferocity of the Pope was dope http://t.co/3y8XoT6l5f
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 16. Miss Universe and Meryl Davis from Dancing with the Stars are up next in a UN chamber cage match. Unexpected. Or not.
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 23, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 17. On Day Two the chamber was roasting hot, a stark contrast from yesterday’s frigid temperature. pic.twitter.com/C7Uq1lhjIx
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 18. PR giant Richard Edleman and daughter talk family biz, a refreshingly candid chat. #privatesector pic.twitter.com/Q2G7QWirzI
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 19. I learned that we can change the world, like those of us here, prolly not you. Sorry. pic.twitter.com/BkEOVy0whi
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 20. Snuck to the 4th floor where curiously I spotted the same curtain from the Wizard of Oz; I looked. pic.twitter.com/4IbC8gUD4J
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 21. If you drive an all black car you get to park up front--good news for the Breaking Amish cast! pic.twitter.com/Oc05q4QXgE
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 22. In case you don’t have any brilliant ideas they hand out paper ones so you aren’t left out. pic.twitter.com/arsAegOV1F
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 23. Just heard “all religions started w/ a mystical experience,” kinda like understanding UN outcomes http://t.co/EIz3sXx0Gm
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 24. U wear shiny shoes @the UN. Preferably brown but any color is passable...so long as they’re shiny. pic.twitter.com/m38LQutmMc
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 25. Demanding important legislation won’t get it done. Sorry. But it may earn a poster in the hallway. pic.twitter.com/pO6d0fLyhm
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 26. cool 2 see a global coalition rocket tribute. Unfortunately this one blew up shortly after launch. pic.twitter.com/rzQycItsU5
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 27. I wondered what older delegates thought of us millennials til I saw a poster bout political youth pic.twitter.com/cKkpzFEIQ5
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 28. Is it just me or are the portraits of the UN leaders crooked? pic.twitter.com/XrnNAeklmt
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 29. Here I am in front of an exhibit about glaciers that used to exist 😀 pic.twitter.com/maGBM0X9PK
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 30. I learned when you look at the oceans from space u c they’re full of Kool Aide dumped in the 80’s pic.twitter.com/MfsliGfcsG
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 31. I won’t post many pics of the guestbook pages since they are mainly laced with profanities pic.twitter.com/ksOmToA4tN
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 32. you can tell who the troublemakers delegates were by how they make the statue when they leave pic.twitter.com/EwG6iRgZS9
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 33. This is the secret door that I was told beams people anywhere in the world 1st class at no cost pic.twitter.com/5V0DI6y3zj
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 34. Several million was spend on this “looking stairway” you cant actually climb it just for viewing pic.twitter.com/g6LpzFWRUm
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 36. The security guard told me his gun is plastic its his scowl that really prevents criminal behavior pic.twitter.com/i9uRLRgBRg
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 37. Pope Francis opts 2 ride a floor sweeper when visiting rather than b carried like his predecessors pic.twitter.com/i87YuAcrvS
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 38. There was a lot of construction - though oddly nobody knew what for or when it’d be done pic.twitter.com/VQKIIwPhQw
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 39. The meditation room was super cool I learned it’s also not very popular among delegates pic.twitter.com/Ch1IOvzYXf
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 40. Inside the prayer room is well-executed, I think, especially the artwork (really) pic.twitter.com/VlNlDd5z8Y
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 41. The place was flooded w/ young ppl wearing student badges, not the older folks tho pic.twitter.com/5ERE0lCH30
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 24, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 42. The gift shop includes onesies for babies and adults alike, diapers too, that was weird pic.twitter.com/nHMJq5R4rn
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 43. No smoking anywhere, except where you can. pic.twitter.com/aaL2twK2PC
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 44. This is the trophy for civil rights, no wonder the competition is weak. pic.twitter.com/m2z5zZYLzo
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 45. thought this mobile was significant, turns out it’s just the art project of a delegates kid pic.twitter.com/JOCTykNpV7
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 46. My last post apparently ticked some people off I’m being escorted out by like ten people..said can’t photograph anymore
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 47. Snuck one more, sculpture at exit makes you the center of the universe no matter where u stand pic.twitter.com/Vmn8wUGDrJ
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 48. Just outside + running from security I turned to the nearest safe place to lose myself in thought pic.twitter.com/oye6DuzBlz
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 49. bye bye UN I learned so much from your example - I hope you’ll have me back pic.twitter.com/sZ2oeA9jMl
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 50. Went where the delegates go for lunch, oddly they don’t take cash said someone else already paid pic.twitter.com/0XSj1cldN9
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 51. The waitress at lunch needled me to visit this UN center for a proper and official back stabbing pic.twitter.com/Cqpqd5TVC9
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 25, 2015
#my1stUNvisit 52. Long gone from UN realize most of what I wrote there is incomprehensible, frought w/ deception, and I missed #35. Oh well.
— Ryan Derfler (@ryanderfler) July 26, 2015