Hello cyber world....So, I know my last post was "No I haven't disappeared...Yet" but after this absence I am sure most of you think I actually have disappeared. I am been a terrible blogger and for that and my loyal readers I am so very sorry. To be honest I didn't know if I had loyal readers but someone left me a comment about my absence, and I guess there must be some of you out there and that is awesome! From this point on I promise that I will update more frequently. As for my excuse for not blogging, it's a bad one but the general craziness that is life and being involved in anything I can filled up my plate and distracted me. But I have enough down time to fill you in on the happenings at JMC & MSU, and I will keep it at the top of my numerous checklists from now on!
So what has happened since December...? Well, brace yourselves. This is going to be quite a timeline.
So with December came the end of the fall semester and the oh so lovely finals week that we all dread. It wasn't too bad, mostly because with it's end came the beginning of break. I spent break home in Clarkston, MI with my family and friends. It was great to be around everyone and help my mom finish up the baking of Christmas cookies and wrapping of gifts. Then for Christmas my family traveled up to Traverse City as part of our yearly tradition to see my grandparents and family living there. I love that city. And the views from the Bluffs is breathtaking. It was a wonderful holiday season, and I even got to visit friends from MSU.
After returning from break (which was much too short) I dove back into a new semester. I have been taking 14 credits, which includes 2 JMC courses. I have my Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy sophomore sequence class, called "Constitutionalism and Democracy" and then my International Relations sophomore sequence, called "The Politics of International Economic Relations." Then I have an "Oral Expression" French course focusing on speaking and an online International Economics course. It's a decent course load but leaves plenty of time for my extra activities and work as well. The most eventful part of January was MSUIRO's (MSU International Relations Organization) trip to Montreal for McMUN one of our competitive Model UN conferences. We took a delegation of about 50 people and rode a huge bus there and back. It was an amazing trip and we did well at the conference, earning 9 awards!
After the conference it was back to the academic grind for the month of February, but my 20th birthday was a nice excuse to take a break and have some fun. MSUMUN (MSU Model United Nations), the other MUN organization I work with, hosted its first middle school conference. While that was going on the rest of our MSUMUN staff and committees had their first run through and practice, in eager anticipation of the high school conference at the end of March. February flew by, even with that extra day from the leap year, and with March came spring break. Unfortunately my stories from spring break are less than exciting, considering I had to get my wisdom teeth removed. I despise dental work and to say I was nervous is a gross understatement. But I survived! And I didn't even get chipmunk cheeks! Although to my dismay I wasn't even goofy from the anesthesia. All I did was cry when I woke up. Yeah feel free to laugh at that...
After I returned from spring break MSUMUN was all my brain wanted to think about. But don't worry, I made sure to do my homework too, even if less than enthusiastically. This year's MSUMUN conference was our largest yet and hosted almost 600 high school students from across the country. We even had students fly in from places as far as Greece. It was a crazy weekend! I was a chair for a historical committee that had students reliving the difficult decisions of the British Parliament in the midst of the American Revolution. It's honestly one of my favorite weekends, and I look forward to it throughout the entire year. I am already eagerly anticipating next March for MSUMUN XIII.
And now, after all the glory and excitement that is MSUMUN, I am busy buckling back down and working hard to keep up with school assignments while working and planning for this summer. I know I've mentioned it before, but I am going to be studying abroad in Brussels, Belgium on a JMC program. My summer adventures have had some exciting developments since the last time I've posted, but I'll share them sometime soon. I'll also share the epiphany I had last night as far as my academic goals go!I hope you've enjoyed the update and I didn't bore you too much! I can promise you it hasn't been boring living through it all! I'll update in the next couple days with more stories and new plans. I promise by the end of Monday there will be a new post! Feel free to comment if you ever have questions or thoughts! Also, I've added the links to the Model UN organizations I belong to. I know I talk a lot about them. Feel free to check them out if you are confused or curious!
MSUIRO: http://www.msuiro.org/
MSUMUN: http://msumun.org/
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