After the recent Model UN conference, GLIMUN, three FHC students, Kate Kovachevich, Ryley Olson, and Brooke Bacigal, left with not only knowledge but a gavel that symbolizes Best Delegate. Kovachevich and Olson answered a few questions about the past conference.

KATE KOVACHEVICH:

Q: What preparation did you do for this conference?

A: “I ended up not spending as many hours as I usually did to prepare for GLIMUN this year. I probably spent a total of 15 hours researching both my topics (the situation in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East).”

Q: What do you think that you did right in your committee?

A: “I stayed on policy really well. In MUN, it’s hard to do so sometimes because when things get frustrating and people don’t agree or refuse to compromise, you just want to go off your policy and relent to push a resolution through.”

Q: What was your country and did you connect with it?

A: “My country was China, and it was fairly difficult to form a connection because a lot of what China stands for is not what I do. I had to put away feelings and opinions and bias and look at the conflicts presented from China’s perspective.”

Q: How did it feel to win best delegate?

A:”Winning best delegate elicited one of the best feelings that I’ve ever had. International relations and diplomacy is what I want to go into as a profession, so being commended on my actions at the conference was amazing. What made it all the more gratifying was how hard I worked in committee.”

Q: Did you like the topics that your committee had and what were they?

A:”My topics were the Situation in Ukraine and the Situation in the Middle East. I’ve done both of these topics before last year at GLIMUN, but enjoyed them more now.”

RYLEY OLSON:

Q: What preparation did you do for this conference?

A: “I spent a lot of time researching my country’s policies regarding my topics. I read through resolutions that the real Human Rights Council of the UN passed, and took note of how all the countries voted on them.”

Q: What do you think that you did right in your committee?

A: “I made sure I was very knowledgable on the topics and got my name on the speaker’s list often. I was able to get over my nerves and answer questions from other delegates.”

Q: What was your country and did you connect with it?

A: “My country was Germany. I was excited to represent Germany because it was my first choice. Many of the policies that I had to represent were in line with my own views, so it was natural to connect with.”

Q: How did it feel to win best delegate?

A: “It was so exciting. I was pretty sure I had done a good job, but I didn’t really expect to get best delegate since it was my first conference. I was so surprised and excited when I heard my name called. It was amazing to hear my friends cheering for my as I walked up to accept my gavel.”

Q: Did you like the topics that your committee had and what were they?

A: “I really enjoyed discussing my topics. They were Rights of Gender and Sexual Minorities and Rights of the Accused. Being in the Human Rights Council was great, because Human Rights is something that I am very passionate about.”