Hometown: Orange County, CA

Favorite Place: Bhutan

Favorite Food: Scooby Snacks (the fruity kind!)

Fun Fact: I have mutant thumbs

Most Embarrassing MUN Memory: Showing up as a grape bunch – think purple balloons and a whole lotta purple spandex – to my first delegate dance ever, themed “You Are What You Eat.” Apparently, you’re not actually supposed to dress up for these things, and, to make matters worse- I was deflated by the end of the night… Literally.

A Letter From Your Director:

Hi Delegates!

My name is Kristine Lee, and I’m so thrilled to be serving as your director for Press Corps.

I know we’re going to have a wonderful time debating and hanging out both in and out of the committee room, but before we have the opportunity to meet, I’ll go ahead and tell you a bit about myself. I am currently a sophomore here at Harvard – and because I am originally from sunny Southern California, I’m still in awe of how going out to “chill” with friends takes on a whole new meaning in the winter. (If you’re coming from the more temperate regions of the world, don’t forget to bring your mittens!).

My life outside of MUN is primarily comprised of reading good books – which I hope to do a lot more of as a History and Literature concentrator – hanging out with friends and family, drinking coffee, and traveling, among other generally self-indulgent activities. Although I’ve never been, my favorite country is Bhutan, a tiny landlocked state in tucked away in the Himalayas (for no good reason other than the fact that Bhutan is reportedly among the “happiest” countries in the world and even has an institutionalized means of gauging “Gross National Happiness”).

I participated in Model UN all throughout high school, and as a fun-loving delegate, I always made of point of not taking myself too seriously in committee. During my last few conferences, I explored more innovative ways of engaging in diplomacy, meaning I serenaded the most intense delegates in committee with semi-anonymous love notes from “Antarctica.” A word of advice: Don’t use pink ink – it’s too flamboyant. Go for the more subtly flirtatious purple.

That being said, I’m sure you are all well aware that HMUN is an intellectually engaging and eye-opening learning experience for students of all shapes and sizes. But it will also be an off the charts phenomenal opportunity to meet fun, articulate, intelligent, and all-around awesome people from around the world. I can’t wait to meet you all in January – get excited!

Sincerely,

Kristine Lee

Director, Press Corps