simun blog

* What did you think of SIMUN?
To be honest, I thought SIMUN was a waste of time. Though it was cool meeting other people, and practicing being delegates, I thought it was unnecessary because all of the topics we discussed could have simply been discussed with our classmates and dressing up made, in my opinion, no difference in the way SIMUN was dealt with.
*How did you do?
I believe that I did a good job associating my country with the topics the were discussed. The part that I thought was challenging was find solutions for the problems that were at hand. for example, the group was discussing how to solve a violence issue that was occuring in Zimbabwe and I found it hard to not only associate my country with the topic but also with solving the struggle. Though It was hard, I was still able to write one resolution and help write two others.
*How did you prepare
For SIMUN, besides doing the assigned work by Mrs. Bergeski to learn about my country and topics, I did very little. I can't say I regret doing little research because I knew just about everything I needed to for the discussions. Besides not being one hundred percent sure that Denmark was part of the European Union (which they are, by the way, so I was right) knew everything relating to the topics and my country that was necessary. It would be cool to know more historically about Denmark, because I know that before 1940, when they weren't policatically neutral and socialist, they did participate in battles with other countries like England and France. I understand that this may be irrelevant for a discussion about a modern society, but since preparation and execution for SIMUN took over world history class for over 5 weeks, it would only make sense.
*What will you do differently next for SIMUN to prepare?
Well, next year I am not going to be in Global Ed, so thus question doesn't really apply to me. I suppose if I were going to be in Global Education, I'd try to get a little more involved with writing resolutions and speaking more. I recommend that for improving SIMUN it could have topics that are difficult and having countries in it that are not directly impacted with the issue so it would more challenging for the students involved.