This week was where our hard and rushed work for MUN paid off. The MUN conference happened yesterday, Thursday, and it really was not as stressful as the prep work for the weeks prior. It was a relief to be there presenting my hard work. It was basically just like the practice conferences we had held a few weeks back, except more formal and with a little more research behind it. Still, I feel like due to the limited time, and I don't think I'm the only one, I felt I was lacking in some research in order to participate in certain discussions. I wish I had spoken up more about certain issues, part of the reason that I didn't was of course I felt like I didn't have enough research due to the time constraints and also, on my part, I tend to listen/observe first and then "dig in". I don't feel that was too beneficial because then by the time I felt I was ready to give my two cents, it was too late and the topic had moved on or I didn't have much to say that seemed relevant or necessary to say anymore. It was a generally fun experience for me, but I honestly don't think I will do any more MUN work if I can avoid it, because it personally doesn't fit my style. I'm more suited for full on debates, and MUN feels less hands on and more in depth, standard research (which is boring to me) and reciting rather than the quick information gathering, fast paced, heat of the moment and less teamwork oriented manner of a heated debate. Heated debates are definitely more in my comfort zone than such a "civil" and organized type of thing. Even so, as I said before, it was a pretty fun experience and it was interesting to put myself in the place of a UN delegate, even if it wasn't really my scene. I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone more and I'm glad that this experience was force-fed to me.
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