eNews Issue 75, Friday 28 March 2013
Model United Nations Conference
12 enthusiastic students left for Edinburgh on 17 March to attend George Watson College’s Model United Nations Conference where we represented Bangladesh. We experienced Edinburgh at its finest on Friday evening, before going off to the opening ceremony. Although very nervous at first, everyone came out of their shell during the first debate session on Saturday morning. All of us asked questions from the floor and Linh Phuong Pham even debated an amendment in front of her committee. The most exciting parts of the whole trip were the ceilidh and the disco on Saturday night, where everyone finally relaxed and had fun on the dance floor. At the closing debate, after an emergency arose and Kuwait became overrun with rebels, all 50 delegations teamed together to try and find a solution. Louise Schofield and Darcy Winter thought on their feet and proposed a challenge to a resolution form France which Louise bravely put forward in front of all 600 students. We were all very grateful to Mrs Major and Miss V for organising our trip and for going with us. After such a great weekend, we were all disappointed to return to England and sad to say goodbye to our new MUN friends. Marija Djacic & Louise Schofield