The Model UN simulation was a very interesting experience. Its not very often that you get to step into the shoes of a rash, religiously motivated nation and make decisions regarding nuclear weapons and assassination plots.
What I found to be most enjoyable from this experience was the intricate action orders that we were able to come up with as a group. From references to esoteric Turkish terrorist groups to random celebrations of Iranian culture, we were anything but ordinary in our creative ploys. It was really fun to use all of our combined knowledge on Iran to create ridiculous yet plausible circumstances.
Looking back at the experience, although I felt thoroughly prepared within my own topic and reasonably informed on the other ministries, I wish that I had prepared better with general knowledge on the Middle East and the other countries present in the simulation. I had enough knowledge to get by, but more would have allowed me to be more well-versed in the sorts of relations we should work towards, etc.
The action that I was most proud of that my group organized was our last action order of the simulation, which was our attack on the US. It was so precisely planned out, we figured it out to a T. I feel like this action demonstrated a high level of team work as we brought together aspects of all of our ministries and expertise, applied it to the situation, and created a unique but plausible action.
One thing that I wish that we as Iran could have done is make more peace with other nations. I understand that we had to act as our country truly would, and Iran is not all that peaceful right now, but I think pacifism would have been an interesting take on a simulation like this.
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