A fun time was had by all at HCAP Prom! Like a true American prom, the delegates arrived all dressed to the nines. The Mumbai delegation looked especially fine in their beautiful traditional Sari. The SOCH penthouse was decorated with streamers, glitter, and snowflakes, going along with the “Winter Wonderland” theme. It took a while to mobilize people into the dance area, but after many pictures, especially the traditional prom poses with dates, people slowly made their way into the room with the DJ to get the party started and get down on the dance floor. The DJ was a hit. The Turkish delegation, especially Cansu, loved the repertoire full of Lady Gaga. The party lasted for several hours, with people dancing, eating cake and pizza, forming new friendships and romances!, and everyone having a crazy time all around. Many pictures to prove it. I think prom was a memorable, magical night, and we are pretty sure all the delegates agree. I hope no one had too difficult of a morning after the enjoyable night…

Special thanks to Rosemary Hines.

Here are some great pictures from dinner Monday night.

The skywalk event was quite spectacular. I myself had never been to the skywalk up on the top of the Prudential Center before, but it was really beautiful being able to see so much of Boston at once. We arrived there at the very perfect time of day. The sun was just beginning to set, casting an orange glow onto the skyscrapers surrounding us. After the sun dipped under the horizon, a weaker reddish glow still remained. As the twilight grew into actual night, the light of the Boston came on, and the view took on a more modern character. Overall the event was very relaxed. It was a great time to just talk to someone you haven’t had a chance to talk to before. Many new friends were made and even more pictures taken.

Though the group was split up on our way to the Prudential Center, with half the delegates getting off at Copley to transfer to the Prudential T stop and the other half taking it all the way to Hynes Convention Center, there was a great sense of solidarity on the top of that building tonight.

-Special thanks to Richard Huang for the reporting

Delicious foooooood! I’m still waiting on pictures from Dubai’s salad and recipes of all the food to come in.

Angela Primbas ’12 said she was very glad she wasn’t a judge because she couldn’t stand deciding between each of the different meals.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Istanbul

Tokyo

Mumbai

Seoul

Whew!!! So this is what a blizzard feels like.

The guys from Hong Kong had never seen snow before. Now we are up to our shoulders in it.

Cliff Notes from the fight:
Bo pushed Derrick into the snow and a free-for-all ensued. I think we all agree that she won the fight. Nevertheless, we shall await Derrick’s icy revenge. As they say, revenge is a dish best served cold (and we’re about to start Iron Chef, no less).

Bo, having called a truce, thinks she is safe. We shall see.

I’m soaked, enough said.

The HCAP delegates enjoyed a scrumptious dinner of Oggi Pizza in Tiknor Lounge Monday night. Topics of conversation ranged from the high grease content in American food to the ever-present anticipatory question, “what exactly is golf?” The delegates discussed the day’s speakers, and had nothing but compliments for Nancy Turnbull’s address this afternoon, and are looking forward to the rest of the conference events.