First, a personal update. I graduated from Yale this past May with a degree in Political Science. My class was fortunate to have former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a graduation speaker. After spending a month at home in Orange County, I traveled with several friends throughout Europe. We met through volunteering for UNA-USA, and being the hardcore MUNers we are, we brought a gavel with us and took pictures with it. The trip ended with me almost getting gored by a bull in Spain. Finally, I moved to NYC and started a new job on Wall Street.
Sitting here, updating this site for the first time in a long time, I'm thankful for the experiences I've had because of Model UN. The success I had doing MUN in high school helped me get into college. The people I met in YIRA, through MUNTY, and throughout the MUN college circuit are some of my best friends. The skills I've learned through MUN have proven to be very helpful in my current job. Heck, I met my girlfriend through UNA-USA.
Some come from interesting backgrounds; others have experienced extreme hardship. For me, Model UN has been very much a personal journey.
And though my career as a delegate is over, I hope to still have some fun with MUN through this website. Since I am no longer in college and actually have to work for a living, I don't have as much time as I'd like to update. I hope that simply means shorter and less theoretical posts more often. And while I still plan to share strategies and tips (as long as I can remember them...), I think I'll have more a focus on how the skills developed to MUN actually apply to the Real World.
And I'm still looking for writers! Let me know if you're interested! E-mail ryan@bestdelegate.com.
Some pics from my European Vacation:
"Viva La Revolucion!"The Louvre in Paris, France
The small coastal town of Denia, Spain
"Toros a la Mar"An annual festival in which
People run with the bulls...
Into the sea!!!
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