Model UN Conference

I have just returned from the Maine Model United Nations Conference 2008. It was a great conference where I resided as chair of the Human Rights Council, and as Under Secretary General of Internal Affairs was involved with planning the conference and training the chairpersons. The students in my committee discussed Children's Rights, Juvenile Executions, and addressed the crisis situation of the Burma Cyclone aftermath. It was so inspiring to see the 500 high school students in attendance so passionate about world issues, and putting their excellent negotiating and debating skills to good use.

I also had the chance to see some of the students I had worked with as a global educator in the past from Boothbay, Yarmouth, and Mount Ararat high schools. It was especially great to see one particular student. I ran in to her this past summer, and she told me about her experience volunteering for Safe Passage. That conversation with her  is when I learned about the program and the reason I am involved now. I was also pleased to see her recognized at the conference with the book award for her community involvement and service(including her work in Guatemala). It was great to tell her that I'll be going down on Tuesday! I hope that the trend keeps up...