Some of the adults of the group my some speeches ... I caught the gist of some of them and it made me really wish I could understand because it seemed like I was missing really brilliant stuff - epiphanies maybe ... The group seemed like really strong Christians - which was amazing . I even talked to a guy who liked English praise songs - it was so sweet ! I asked him " Whoa , where did you hear those songs ? "

Why might the writer have been unable to understand the speakers ?
The writer is unfamiliar with the culture presented .