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The Team Triumphant UBC Team with our 'Outstanding Delegation' in the United Nations Headquarters, Manhattan, New York. We represented the Republic of Madagascar in the National Model United Nations conference. (April 1st-5th 2012) This is Part 2 of my reflections. Before I dive into what it was like to live in New York, I would like to say a few things about the people I spent a week with. Needless to say, we performed very well and our awards are the fruits of our labour. What impressed me the most was that everyone recognized the importance of this trip and prepared accordingly through research, speech preps etc. Most importantly, all of them realized their potential and took their individual skill sets to new heights. As the team's academic 'trainer' and one of its members, I viewed our achievement as an unequivocal success. It makes me smile to think that this victory will serve as a cornerstone or stepping stone (call it whatever stone you desire), to

"Things always seem fairer when we look back at them, and it is out of that inaccessible tower of that past that Longing leans and beckons." -James Russell Lowell New York - the capital of capitals. The city of cities. Call it what you will, its influence and glamour is unparalleled. This past week I had the opportunity of visiting this gleaming metropolis, alongside the camaraderie of 11 very passionate and pleasant friends. My visit had a three-fold purpose: attending the National Model United Nations conference and attending two scholarship interviews while familiarizing myself with my (hopefully) future home, since I have been accepted to NYU school of law. I'll try to break up my reflections into three posts to render justice to the immensity of each purpose - never have I had so much meaning and conviction tightly packaged in a week composed of erratic sleep cycles, deadlines, stress and laughter. I enjoyed every moment of this cacophonous adventure; rather, I e