United Nations Trip

Going to the United Nations was overall a really cool experience. It’s a place I never really thought I would visit. The building itself was really interesting, it had a lot of very intriguing artwork and artifacts that I presume are gifts from other countries. I was fascinated looking around while walking to the chamber where the seminar would be held. Then I got there and quickly realized it is the same room that gets filled with presidents, congressmen, ambassadors, and some of the most influential people in the world. My favorite part of the seminar was listening to the first speaker, The Permanent Representative and Ambassador of Denmark, Martin Bille Hermann. He started off speaking about chairs, which was confusing at first. But that led into him talking about the design of the chamber. As a possible interior design student, I found it very interesting. Then he began talking about how Denmark is a world leader in sustainability. Their country uses bicycles more than cars and they have a sustainable incineration plant. Have you ever heard of a sustainable incineration plant because I sure haven’t. They made the best use out of the plant by putting a ski slope on top, a hiking trail, and a climbing wall. Usually when theres some type of power plant, it is very undesirable to live anywhere near. Not in Denmark, the housing near the plant is some of the most expensive and desirable in the city, probably due to the accessibility to the amenities. Hearing about their transition to cycling was also fascinating. The country started car-less Sundays as a way to preserve gasoline because they were short on the resource. Now, so many people use bikes instead of cars that highways have been overrun by cyclists. Its cheaper for the people and for the country, and its so so much better for the environment. Hearing about Denmark was so cool and I hope the in the future more countries can follow in their footsteps.

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