Hello from the Hague!

Hello from The Hague! We hebben het gehaald! After a long day of travel, everyone arrived safe and happy at our hotel in The Hague. Our day began with goodbyes at 2:30 outside of North Hall as everyone boarded the bus bound for Dulles. We were fortunate enough to have a pretty empty flight to Amsterdam, giving many people the opportunity to have a whole row of seats to themselves. Jon and Ms. Darling really took advantage of the open seats by sneakily moving up to Economy Plus seating. Our 6 and half hour flight flew by (no pun intended) and before we knew it we were landing at the Amsterdam airport. After passing through customs we were greeted by high school students bearing THIMUN signs. They unfortunately told us that we would have to wait 3 hours for our bus to The Hague to arrive (our flight did arrive almost an hour ahead of schedule!), but we made the most of our time at the mall-like airport. We spent the time walking around, going into shops, and eating breakfast. Also, Gavin, Maximillian, and Adam decided to film a brief interview with a THIMUN student official to include in the video chronicling our trip. We learned from him how the conference is completely run by high school students and how much work goes into ensuring that things run smoothly. With all of these activities to keep us occupied, the 3 hours of waiting went by very quickly

The bus ride to The Hague allowed us to meet some other delegates attending the conference since we shared the bus with a school from Istanbul. Finally, after a long day of travel, we pulled up to our hotel. Everyone took a well-earned break for a couple hours to unpack and relax in their rooms before we hit the road again for shopping and dinner at a delicious pizza place. Finally, we wrapped up the night with a trip to the supermarket to pick up any supplies or food that may be needed while we’re here. Everyone is tired and is certainly going to sleep well tonight, but we’re excited to explore The Hague and Delft tomorrow!

(Adam)