HoMMUNC = Horace Mann Model United Nations Conference

On Saturday, October 27, 12 students in Hewitt’s Model United Nations club attended the annual Horace Mann debate conference. Below is a typical day in the life of a model UNer.

7:32am: Ms. Gallin mistakenly calls the wrong bus driver and awakens him at quite an early hour.

8:01am: Our delegation is enthusiastic and prepared, ready to take on a jam-packed day.

8:19am: We eat a hearty breakfast of bagels and chocolate chip muffins before posing for this not-so-official photo.

Our not-so-official photo. Credit: Nancy Gallin

8:31am: A speech by an inspiring keynote speaker highlights the importance of global communications and its potential to galvanize universal progress. The speaker currently runs a company in Latin American that aims to supply training and funds to aspiring entrepreneurs.

9:02am: Roll call ✓

12:47pm: Austerity measures for Greece? PIGS in trouble? Smaller, more effective loans? After hours of heated debate, Julia Bronheim ’13 and I head back to the cafeteria for some cookies and sandwiches.

2:56pm: Ms. Gallin decides to pop by our committee to snap this picture make sure Julia and I are working.

Julia and I paying careful attention in our committee. Credit: Nancy Gallin

3:15pm: Phone battery is dying… Looks like this will be all for today’s coverage of the conference.

3:32pm: Phone battery still hasn’t died… Maybe this is the reason why I still own a Blackberry?

Below are some additional pictures from our day.

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To compare the “Model” life to that of a Stateswoman, check out this report of a conference attended by Hewitt’s Junior States(wo)men of America club.

 

Additional reporting for this article provided by Tatiana Dubin ’14.

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