Have you ever met someone who just felt like MUN? That was Jasper. We met at the association market at KU Leuven, right when I had just started my master’s in International Politics. He recognized me before I even saw him. It was one of those funny, surreal moments where someone looks at you like you’re already in on a shared secret.  Jasper is finishing his Master´s in Business Economics, still very much a KulMUN soul. He joined three years ago, not as part of long-term planning, but following a breakup. “I just needed something to do,” he told me. “My brother suggested MUN. I thought I’d try it once. But I fell in love with it.” And he meant it.

The person I talk to the most during the whole week is Matilde. And I am not just talking about a pair of messages, I am talking from 8 am to like 2 in the morning. And yes, if you are wondering, we are probably plotting our next social media strategy. 

You are probably reading this because you are planning the first edition of your conference or redesigning the logo of your MUN association. Logos are the essence of a MUN conference/association. Choosing the right colors, typography, and symbols isn’t just design fluff; it can seriously elevate your MUN’s credibility and make your MUN pop in an endless scroll of “coming soon” posts.

It was Day 2 of the Model UN conference, and while most delegates were still fumbling through policy blurbs and pretending to know the acronyms, my press badge was already hanging lopsided over my vintage blazer, notepad in one hand, double espresso in the other. I wasn’t there to save the world, I was there to cover it.