THIMUN

THIMUN
By Sally Hahn

On the 19th of November, two second graders and eight first grade GLPians were extremely nervous, waiting for the airplane that would take them to one of the largest conferences in the world. The total of ten students, accompanied by Mr.Cho as the supervisor, participated in THIMUN for four days  as the delegates of Somalia and Nepal and spent six days both working and traveling around the small country of Singapore.

The plane was scheduled to leave at nine o'clock, but all of the students were to arrive by six. Many of them had to wake before four just to get to the airport on time. Unfortunately, two students were late because they had spent the previous night researching furiously on their respective nations. Nonetheless, Daewon MUN team successfully boarded the airplane.

Monday, the first night had no significance in terms of debate. Teams from around the world gathered on this day to register for the massive conference. Because it was not mandatory for all participants to be present at the registration, the two seniors and Mr. Cho went while the others stayed in their rooms to settle themselves in the hotel and prepare for the lobbying session on the following day.

The real scrupulous training started at ten o'clock that day. Almost all students gathered in one room in order to complete their resolution to be submitted the next day. Some ended before twelve, whereas others had to stay awake until three. Funnily, unlike last year participants, not all juniors were present in the room. For example, student Baek preferred to stay in his room and write his formatted ideas. These students got feedback from sunbaes afterwards. With few participants holding Red Bull in their hands, and others chewing on salt & vinegar chips and onion rings, the first night passed.

The second day consisted of lobbying and the opening ceremonies. Delegations of each committees had a whole day they could spend putting down and merging prepared clauses together. GA 2 committee, for example, had topics of "preserving marine trading routes," and "debt sustainability and development." Delegates who had prepared the same topics gathered to come up with solid, feasible solutions, and chose a main submitter to represent their ideas according to how much they participated during lobbying sessions. More than half of Daewon students ended up becoming the Main Submitters.

With two more days of debate, THIMUN started to come to an end. Desperate to make as much happy memories as possible, the MUN club started to spend more time together. They had luxurious dinners together, went to an island with beaches and the universal studios (although none of them actually went to visit the universal studios), and spent nights in one room eating, chatting and attempting to complete Ms.Lee’s and Mr.Cho’s homework on time. 

One night, all of Daewon MUNers decided to watch a movie at 12 O’clock. After taking a subway to get to one of the biggest cinemas, the majority vote decided that everyone were to watch "Breaking Dawn 2." Half of it was almost porn, with Bella and Edward kissing eachother whenever they could. The girls felt almost sorry for the boys to have been forced to endure the two hours of the movie.

On another day, for dinner, some of the MUNers escaped from the hotel to enjoy a luxurious dinner with an excellent view. Many of them had Rib Eye, while some others chose lambs or the “Woolooroo steak” to enjoy for dinner. The cost varied from person to person: from 40 dollars up to 80 dollars. Those who were already bankrupt had to parasite on their friends to pay for the bill. Even worse, the price on the menu was tax-free.

A student, nicknamed "professor Baek", commented on his trip to summarize what he thinks happened. "Thimun was great, as usual, as with all debates - but I believe it lacked some professionalism." This opinion was agreed upon by many Daewon participants. The MUN might not have reached some people's expectations, but Singapore certainly did.