SIMUN

At first I thought SIMUN was going to be very difficult and not a good experience for me. However, I was completely wrong. It was one of the best things I did here at Stevenson, for a Global Ed event. The people I met were great; the event itself was so fun. I got to learn new things about Cuba and other countries that were new and exciting. I loved the way everyone would interact with each other and we would all get really involved. On our breaks my friends and I would discuss on how we should resolve this issue and we just got really into it. It was a really great experience, I got to meet new people and I made some new friends.

Overall I think I did pretty well for my first time with SIMUN. When I first sat down and Chris told me to put my name on the speakers list, I was kind of scared and nervous because I didn’t want to sound stupid. But my speeches actually turned out okay. I got over the whole speaking anxiety after my first speech. For a freshman, I did well. However I think I could have done way better. I could have spoken more and maybe did some more research.

Before this whole event, I had to be totally and completely prepared. This part of the whole SIMUN experience was brutal. I worked really hard to absorb all of my country’s information as well as I could before the actual event. My one friend Corey Snyder helped me a ton with getting prepared. He and I would spend our day together getting information for my country and his country; it was a pretty fun way to get prepared for SIMUN. I went to many websites, Corey, my dad and the library to find out as much as I could about Cuba. When we got the pink sheets with all the questions I was surprised on how well I could answer them and write how my country would respond to this crisis.

I think I could do a lot differently to prepare for next year’s SIMUN. I will do more research and read it more closely just so I can actually absorb all the really important materials for my country. For example, I would research more who my allies were. This year I really didn’t know, Cuba hates pretty much everyone so that was kind of a challenge for me. This would have helped me encourage more countries to be on my side for the crisis. SIMUN was one of the best times I have had at a Global Ed event and I am thinking doing MAMUN next year.