SIMUN

SIMUN was a blast. It was the most in global Ed all year long. I love the chance to be able to get in a good debate. For me arguing with someone gives me a lot of joy. Someday I hope to be a lawyer and it the debate forming gave me a chance to argue.

I feel like I did a great job in SIMUN for it being my first time doing something in a model UN format. I made a lot of speeches to defend my country. I also asked questions. In a couple of scenarios it was vital for me to speak because as Russia I was right in the thick of things. I had to speak in support of Ukraine’s decision not to join NATO. I had a few who roughly opposed me but in the end my goal was successful. All in all I think I did a pretty good job in SIMUN.

First when preparing for SIMUN I did a lot of research on my country. I researched information on my country for about a week or two to get all the information I needed. Then we had to write a two page paper on our country. The two papers were each about a page long. We also needed a cover page with a map of our country on it and also the flag of our country on it. After those were turned in we were given for scenarios that we might have had in SIMUN and we had to answer them. The four questions were a lot of work but we were given an ample amount of time to answer them. The first one we turned in was graded by the seniors. They gave us feedback on the papers which made it easier to write the following three. We wrote one in class and the other two were due a couple of days before SIMUN began. The papers ended up being really helpful when it was time for SIMUN because it helped me be prepared.

I feel like I was pretty well prepared for SIMUN. When I do it next year I will remember that you can never learn too much about the country that you’re representing. I wish I would have known more about my countries allies as it would have made it easier to caucus with other countries. All in all SIMUN was a fabulous experience.