Day 1 After heavy rains postponing the event, the IIMUN Conference finally began one day later at Gateway - The Complete School. Several performances including dances, singing and speeches occurred before conference finally commenced. After seeing a few familiar faces, my I was assigned to the International Council Women (ICW) as the delegate of Qatar. The two chairpersons of the Executive Board were jovial and easy going people, but once the floor was in formal debate, they meant business. The agenda to be discussed was steps to ensure an empowered adolescent girl by 2030. As the board entered parliamentary discussion, I found myself horrendously outmatched and under-prepared. Some of my fellow delegates had been preparing for months together, whereas I had studied for a mere two weeks. Once I had finally understood everything, I began to slowly open my mouth and speak. After listening and li...