Still Recovering

Chicago and whole Model U.N. experience was awesome. I do have a few complaints:

1) There was no snow
2) it really was WINDY
3) that's it :)

The most interesting thing I took away from this probably isn't about the United Nations but about being a diplomat. (which is exactly what our opening speaker told us). I never thought about before what exactly being a diplomat meant or even what they did. Now I am thinking about it as a possible career. Diplomacy is easier said than done. The temptation is too great sometimes to cut through all the fluff and achieve a quick resolution. I had to be careful of that. So I found myself holding my tongue for a significant amount of debate. I talked with other nations to see how they felt about issues but knowing my country I knew that I wouldn't be the one leading the debate.

My one real complaint is how people were misrepresenting their countries. It made the whole simulation feel more like a competition to get resolutions passed than an actual learning exercise.

But still I loved the experience.