Last Blog Post!

 Hi everyone!!

I am SO excited to meet you at all BMUN Conference this weekend!! I know that you will all bring energy, passion, and care to our committee, so I am very excited to see all your hard work pay off. 

Please feel free to email us at icjbmunlxxi@bmun.org and let me know if you have any questions at all!

See you all this weekend!! <3

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