la première journée du festival

(A packet of sunscreen from our Cannes bags filled with invitations to seminars and parties)

Walking into the swarming facility, a rush of adrenaline overcame my body. I held my Cannes Lions badge out for the french man to scan while peeking inside at the escalators filled with people from all over the world. The moment that we had been waiting had come!! Downstairs, there were kiosks of various creative activities to participate in; the smoothie bar obviously was my favorite. A blank room was waiting for the Young Lions' imaginations to explode and design the white walls, refrigerator, and energy drinks with different colored sharpies. Claire thought it would be hilarious to scribbled my phone number on the wall, but was thankfully drawn over shortly after. Television screens, sponsored by Nokia, showed tweets trending about the festival. Youtube had an interactive video that allowed anyone to participate in the most viewed videos. I might try to sleep in the facility tomorrow because there is so much to do!