The West Point Model UN Team in Boston, Massachusetts. Our team took 1st Place at the 2009 National Competition at Harvard.
We spent the weekend at the Boston Park Plaza and had a great time meeting delegates from all over the world. I made new friends from India, Pakistan, Venezeula, Kenya, Holland, and France, as well as several from all over the country.
My committee focused on the challenges of "Oil in Africa." Though we came up with a pseudo-solution to the problem, we left realizing the complexity of the social issues surrounding "black gold" in Africa. It was a great weekend, despite the fact that it interfered with my original Valentines Day plan.
