Today was the second day of committee sessions and we focused on the topic of addressing climate change and other environment-related matters in fisheries and aquaculture. Yesterday the chair on my bureau said that I could practice being a chair in either the morning or the afternoon. I chose to do it in the morning because there is a lot of scribe work that I have to do in the afternoon. I was really excited for this opportunity because it is my goal to become a chair of the bureau I think being a chair would be a great growth opportunity for me and because in general being any member of the bureau is so important for allowing kids around the world to feel like they have a voice in issues. As chair, I led the speeches process, which was just calling out the country that is speaking and the next two in line. After that, I led the creation of the subtopics process, while the other vice-chair on the bureau acted as the scribe for this process. I also directed delegates into an informal consultation and let them know when the consultation was over. I was initially really nervous to be a chair because I thought that I would forget all of the procedures and be really nervous, but I didn't. I was really calm and collected during it and I think it really showed off my leadership skills. When I did need help and advice on certain things I just asked my chair and she was really helpful and encouraging.
Yesterday, my high school had our Lunar New Year celebration. For the past three years, I have been organizing the celebrations. This year, the teacher who supervises my planning wanted to have our celebration with the middle school, so we can get more students involved. I thought this was a great idea, but I was at first worried about how we would accommodate a lot more people in our activities, as we would be going from about 110 people to 180. This meant that I had to purchase a lot more materials for each activity so that all students and faculty could get participate. We also wanted to make sure we all were staying together and really integrating middle school and high school. For Lunar New Year, we always provide lunch, so I thought it would be good to serve food in the middle school, then require that everyone eats in the high school or on the quad. This way, we were all staying together instead of separating into our building. I think that this worked well to keep us all togeth...
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