Hi! My name is Maria Belen Mora, and I’m a sophomore in high school. Apart from debating, I enjoy playing the guitar, reading, watching movies, and listening to music. Also, guilty pleasure, I love playing Wordle and all its variations (p.s. Nerdle for the win!). My MUN journey started in 8th grade in the ECOSOC committee. It was… interesting. I didn’t turn in my position paper and to be honest I didn’t even talk much. Let me put this into perspective. Anxious was an understatement, I was freaking out the day before the conference. On the first day of the conference, I didn’t speak unless my chairs called on me. However, I started getting used to the environment and actually enjoying it. I spoke more the next two days, not enough to get an award, but enough to feel good about myself. This sparked my love for debate. Since then, I’ve attended countless conferences (all as a delegate). This will be my first conference as a student officer, and I hope to make it a great experience for everyone. I’m excited to make this everyone’s best conference yet! I hope this mini introduction helped us bond a little bit. See you in April!