Being at the Model United Nations conference was a great opportunity to try out this task. The main source of entertainment for me was sending notes to other countries through the pages. The way it worked was there were some eighth graders from some nearby schools standing around the hall you were in. And any time, except during voting procedures, you could raise your hand with a note in it and they would come over and bring it to the country whose name is written on the note. Before they got bored of the dull crap that was inevitably written there, they would sometimes open it up and read it and, if it was inappropriate, they would bring it up to the dais and give it to the chairpeople who would then yell at us. So to avoid being yelled at I used a sheet that my partner conveniently had of really big words. I used these diplomatic phrases to confuse the pages and make it sound like the message had actual substance when all I was really saying was "What the frell is a moderated caucus?" (Or several of the other things that I didn't understand).
But then I really started getting into it and I pretended to care about the issues and gave opinions as asked. But the opinions I gave were not actually my own but some other country's. For instance; a conversation between us and Japan, and a conversation between us and Estonia .

Japan to Us: The delegates from Japan appreciate you last note, and wish to inquire as to your stance on our paper 1-2.
Us to Estonia: What is your opinion on the resolution 1-2?
Estonia to Us: The delegation of Estonia looks favorable upon resolution 1.2 However, we feel that the resolution that was just passed is the best choice so far because the draft wants to decrease poverty, increase education, sanitation, and environmental conditions as well as the fact that the resolution would like to create health clinics.
Us To Japan:The delegation of Costa Rica looks favorable upon resolution 1.2 However,
we feel that the resolution that was just passed is the best choice so
far because the draft wants to decrease poverty, increase education,
sanitation, and environmental conditions as well as the fact that the
resolution would like to create health clinics.
Japan To Us: We highly respect your opinion, however we are very open to friendly amendments and by passing our paper and 1.5, funding and other factors such as decreasing poverty can be met effectively. 1-2 highly emphasizes trading which should not fail b/c we have fall backs.
Us To Estonia: We highly respect your opinion, however we are very open to friendly
amendments and by passing 1.2 and 1.5, funding and other factors
such as decreasing poverty can be met effectively. 1-2 highly
emphasizes trading which should not fail b/c it has fall backs.

Devious? Maybe. But it got boring, because I seriously didn't care about the topic. So I set about the task of covertly learning the alliances for the different countries. Some of this I did through asking countries in notes.

From Honduras: I have been previously caucusing with Benin, Madagascar, Luxembourg, Pakistan, and Palestine. I am interested in having more from Japan, Italy, Israel and Luxembourg.
From Us to Belgium: Do you want the dirt on your allies? Who are they?
Belgium to Us: Israel, Kuwait, Russian Federation, Gambia Japan, Madagascar, ...

And I also learned by side mentions in notes and overhearing people talk about their alliances. But this simply wasn't enough for me, I was getting caught up in my spy persona. During an unmoderated caucus, which is when everyone get up to go talk to each other or to go to the bathroom etc., I walked around to the tables that the delegates had left to go wherever they went. To my immediate glee I found that most left there notes unprotected sprawled on their desk. Hiding my own Model United Nations issued pen in my undershirt I'd lean over and borrow the country's pen and copy down the names of their correspondents and maybe the subject of the note. To any observer it would look like I had to write something down and simply stopped there to use their pen. I didn't steal any at first, but one was so interesting I simply had to take it. After that, if I liked it particularly I stole it. This was only a couple that didn't seem important to the victims; however. Many, which had fallen on the floor, I considered fair game and took as I pleased. At the end of one of the days a chairmember came around with a bag of trash and offered it to me. As I tossed my cream soda bottle I exclaimed "Are those notes?" This guy was chill so the notes he had just picked off the floor he handed to me and continued on. AS he walked off I peered into the bag and saw countless thrown away notes, and I regretted that there was no chance to get these. The notes I was able to get (in any fashion) are as follows:

Lithuania to Kazakhstan: Thanks honey bun, for the honey bun :)
El Salvador to Poland:-Poor people rob people - Distressed people do drugs -Rich people don't have to (something) to get drugs
Poland to El Salvador: Okay... What do you think?
Benin to Gambia: You are going to revoke your sponsorship if 1.6 passes in voting procedures right?
To Benin: If 1.6 passes I thought that you had to drop sponsorship to 1.4 & 1.1
Madagascar to Benin: I have a lot of border control stuff down already, Cari said that you were focusing in on stabilizing drug reliant gov'ts. That'd go well together.
Madagascar to Benin: If we could combine the problems of infrastructure (Ya'lls idea) & border control (our idea) we could have something really great.
To Germany: You are going to revoke your sponsorship if 1.6 passes in voting procedures right?
Chad to Australia: Meet me and Ghana outside ...
To Spain: Meet Chile, Chad, Ghana outside?
Australia to China: I think we are going to go outside to work on the paper, but I can't because my partner is working w/ other ppl. If you see her tell her to come back soon - If you decide to go outside, thanks :) Aussie
To Kazakhstan: Silly Saul Bradsly it's a go
Gambia to Benin: What does your country want to do for this topic?
Benin to Gambia: Well, we are approaching the topic in two ways. Dividing on those areas that are most effected. Those countries that are most effected by the drugs we want to (something) economic question that will allow those countries to stop (something) on drugs. For other countries like Sweden, we support drugs rehabilitation, etc. It's all about consumer & demand. Also, we support the (something).
Gambia to Benin: Any opinions on what we just said?


Anyway this is what I learned what I learned is interesting, but only if you've met the countries themselves in person. They'd be valuable too if you were at Model United Nations and could use that information (which I did).


Infiltrate, I got that down. Really all I had to do was walk in. I had a badge after all. I like to do things my own way though. But now came the undermining.

Now the whole point of Model United Nations was to learn about the United Nations and be all serious and stuff. I quickly took care of this and wasted my and other's time. I took some pictures of an amazing, three stories high house-of-cards I built. I loved that thing, and everyone was very impressed. I tried to take a few naps but never really succeeded. Also, although they real questions, my asking other countries what words meant probably wasn't that great for them.

Some notes of the notes I saw (on my secret expeditions during the moderated caucuses) I felt desire to tell other countries about, (secretly hoping to start something). For instance:

Us to Afghanistan: Costa Rica advises that Afghanistan watches it's back. Dominican Republic to Luxembourg wrote "Afghanistan=heroin"
Afghanistan to Us: Thanks

And later I took upon myself to message Dominican Republic.

Us to DR: We heard somewhere you said something about Afghanistan.
DR to US: I did, just as an example

DR
was very rude to us later on. I had forgotten completely about the
whole thing so I was totally take aback when he glared and was mean.

I spent a lot of my time trying to figure out which of the male delegates were single. It's embarrassing but I actually did this for my own personal reasons. Of my top three choices I did learn their status. Two were taken but one was without a girlfriend. I'm leaving the names of the countries out to protect my dignity.

And of course, while doing this I was also doing Vote Wild

Despite all the tasking and undermining and wildness of Model United Nations and everything that I've said; I loved this thing. It was so much fun, and not just for the spy reasons. So there it is, my infiltrate and undermine.