Grade 10 - Academic Reflection - Model UN Trip

During the Model UN Trip in Grade 10, I learned a lot about the global community and myself.  I chose to write about this trip for my Academic reflection because it was really an eye-opening experience for me.  I really enjoyed meeting so many people from all over the world and I learned that even though people can be from such different backgrounds and places, they can still agree on one simple initiative or idea and work together to produce a common goal.

Working with others during the Model UN conference helped me improve upon my negotiation and listening skills. To come to a common realization or goal, everyones opinions and thoughts need to be heard and taken into account. At the start of the three days, it was difficult for me to really contribute to the conversation because everyone had such strong opinions, but I feel like as the hours passed I felt more and more confident in the environment. By the end I was involved in debate and I even was a sponsor on one of the resolutions produced by our committee! 

I learned a lot during the tourism portion of the trip as well. We visited the 9/11 Memorial, which really put into perspective the severity of the events that I couldn't really understand at the young age I was when the attacks happened.  Also, we visited the CBC stages in New York. It was very interesting to see how and where many famous TV shows and movies were filmed!  

I loved New York and Im sure I'll be going back there in the near future!