Strolling down the school hallway with his earphones plugged in, listening to Jason Mraz’s new album, carrying a couple of books and sharing a few quick chats with a friend before the bell rings, Hyun Kyu Kim, a junior at Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, might seem like just another ordinary kid. But what his physical normality may not reveal is that he is actually an MUN superstar. Having attended nearly fifteen conferences and chaired seven of them, Kim is no novice in the MUN society. He joined Model United Nations initially because of his strong fascination with global politics and international relations, but later realized that there was much more offered than just that. He considers the experience two times rewarding, because not only has he made close friends and great memories throughout the conferences, but he has done all of that while coming up with ideas to make the world a better place. To Kim, MUN is a “microcosm of the real world” that has helped him to become a stronger person both socially and mentally – it’s one of his passions in life, something he would never give up. As one of the secretary-generals for this year’s THIMUN-Singapore, Kim hopes to see that same kind of enthusiasm in all of the delegates throughout the three-day conference.
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