When I arrived at Singapore, I had this weird feeling that was made up of nostalgia and wonder. I saw my old home, and other places that I had commonly visited. However, I also saw modern buildings and new places, like the casino and universal studios. On the first day, we went on universal studios, and I had a great time. Although I lost track of my team members, I had this great roller-coaster ride. It went up and down at great wavelengths.
There was 12 people from our school, and we were divided into two teams. One time represented South Korea, and the other represented Australia. Each member was responsible for a council. I was part of the group that represented Australia, and I was responsible for the transnational security council. We discussed combating terrorism and human trafficking, and our council wrote resolution papers addressing each problem. For me, I did enjoy talking about these topics, however, I did not like sitting on the same spot for 6 to 9 hours on end. The crisis session on the last day was fun. The Chair simulated a problem that a Chinese ship carrying nuclear wastes crashed into a Burmese oil tanker. As delegates of different countries, we had to formulate our own opinions to address to this problem. As the problem is simulated, and we did not have any time to prepare for this topic beforehand, a lot of the discussion was improvised. Soon, different alliances formed. Some alliances wanted China to pay for the damage, and others maintained absolute neutrality. In the end, the resolution paper did not pass, due to too many differing opinions on the issue.
In conclusion, I am sure that my teammates and I gained a lot of experience after attending this summit. We saw how other people made speeches, and how they talked formally during this conference. Also, I stayed up late and night and played a really enjoyable card game with my classmates, and I thought this was the best part of the trip.
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