Journal 16.3: Only more work, yet more fun

 Making the ID cards for all delegates and inviting schools over the phone took a tremendous amount of time each day. We had to decide the colour of the ties and design the format of the tags.

Today was a big day for the SIMUN team since we went to the police department to invite the IPS officer to be our chief guest of the opening ceremony.

One of my favourite segments of this journey was meeting the Erode TIPS campus students in their school to give them an introductory session of MUNing. Teaching them the basics of an MUN taught me how much I know. Furthermore, the questions they asked helped us share our knowledge that we’ve gained from our previous MUNs. Beyond the crux of the session, what mattered was how we bonded instantly with all students from 6^th grade to 11^th grade.

Reflection: Controlling the mind body and soul

I’m glad I chose to learn yoga as one of my long term activities for CAS. This definitely is not the end of this experience since I’ve learned how Yoga can keep me calm throughout the day regardless of the stress and frustration that hits me. The explanation behind each and every posture that I have learned from my teacher has made me a reflective person.

Understanding the benefits of the posture has helped me work towards self-development. Usually, most of us work out or exercise without knowing the reasons behind them. But a sophisticated understanding of them has created a passion in me for Yoga. Practice sessions everyday first thing in the morning have helped me take control over myself mentally and physically.  I strongly believe that such control is essential in life for well-being, especially during stressful times including IB deadlines.

Of course, a lot of postures were difficult to perform in the beginning since I had not stretched and flexed those muscles before. However, with a little bit of practice, I could feel the soothing pain! As I became more flexible, I was able to feel a new energy within. That’s what helped me gain complete control.

 I have always been confused when people asked me to listen to my heart or my mind during critical situations. I only understood the nuance of those statements after learning yoga. This may not be crystal clear in words, as “actions always speak more than words”. But I will still try my best to put forward what I feel! Simply taking everything off your mind helps you remain calm. This is exactly what Yoga helps you do!

Journal 16.2 : Working further

This month was filled with most of the preparatory work including giving all delegates their countries in each committee according to their experience levels. For instance, students who have more than 2 MUN experiences were given countries that have critical stances in the committee so that they can handle the situation diplomatically. However, the freshers with other countries stand an equal chance of winning the debate as well. After all, it depends on how you can defend your points in the dias regardless of how tedious the situation grows. We also decided the menu for the 4 day program with a variety of cuisines. Fortunately, the canteen at our school agreed to make most of the dishes we asked for.  The tremendous support from the school made the organization much easier for us. Jhansi ma’am, the hostel coordinator took the responsibility of allotting rooms for all the students who opted to stay at school. Also, Mr. Devadunai, the safety officer ensured that all the transport facilities were arranged for the students of Coimbatore. Our Deputy Director General took care of inviting the singer – Abhay Jothputkar, and the DJ for the evening events of the conference.