{"id":477,"date":"2015-07-27T05:39:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T10:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/?p=477"},"modified":"2016-01-17T08:37:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T14:37:28","slug":"my-world-scout-jamboree-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/?p=477","title":{"rendered":"My World Scout Jamboree Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

20 years after my withdrawal from the 1995 World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) in the Netherlands, I am now finally finding myself at the 2015 WSJ in Japan.<\/p>\n

It is indeed an experience of a lifetime to be meeting and working with Scouters from around the world! \u00a0Over 8,000 International Service Team (IST) adult volunteers from 150 countries and territories have convened in Kirara-hama as of today. \u00a0Starting tomorrow for the next couple of days, over 25,000 Scouts and unit leaders will arrive at their respective WSJ sub camps.<\/p>\n

\"At<\/a>
At the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A big challenge the 23rd WSJ had that the 1993 National Scout Jamboree (NSJ) did not have was to keep personal devices, such as mobile phones and tablets, connected and powered for the duration of the jamboree with limited Wi-Fi access points and charging facilities.<\/p>\n

\"Device<\/a>
Device charging station at the south subcamp for up to 150 devices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the IST opening ceremony, the speaker said something that I had not realized till then. \u00a0The one precious thing that anyone could give to another is his\/her time because it is something that cannot be taken back or replaced.<\/p>\n

\"My<\/a>
My ICT IST Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) team was comprised of Scouters from Japan, US, UK, Hong Kong, and Italy. \u00a0We were responsible for ensuring the 20 tablets, 10 laptops and wi-fi access are functioning properly in each of the three participant subcamps.<\/p>\n

We wore two neckerchiefs:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. WSJ neckerchief – the\u00a0pink band identifies us as IST staff, and<\/li>\n
  2. Contingent neckerchief that\u00a0identifies the country we represented.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Each neckerchief are tied\u00a0together\u00a0with a friendship knot instead of a woggle or neckerchief slide.<\/p>\n

    \"Arena<\/a>
    Arena Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    I brought two mirrorless\u00a0digital cameras — Nikon Coolpix A (28mm f\/2.8) and Fujifilm X-E2 w\/ Fujinon XF 55-200mm f\/3.8~4.8 — to cover\u00a0my WSJ adventure. Unlike at the NSJ where\u00a0I was limited by the amount of film for my Pentax LX w\/ Pentax SMC-M 50mm f\/1.4, \u00a0I had to\u00a0conserve battery\u00a0power for my X-E2 at the WSJ. In order to travel light, I had intentionally\u00a0left my battery charger at home but also inadvertently left behind the additional spare batteries I had bought just for this trip!<\/p>\n

    \"Participant<\/a>
    Participant Subcamp at the WSJ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The WSJ was very hot and was lacking any\u00a0wind. I woke up by 5:00 AM every morning to\u00a0take a shower. The shower unfortunately produced\u00a0hot water only. The toilet turned into\u00a0an oven in the afternoon. Over the course of the WSJ, I eventually got darkened by sun burn.<\/p>\n

    \"Hiroshima<\/a>
    Hiroshima Memorial Ceremony at the WSJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    On August 6, a select group of representatives participated in the 70th Hiroshima Peace\u00a0Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. \u00a0For the rest of us at the WSJ, the Boy Scouts of America led an informal gathering\u00a0that included\u00a0a moment of silence at 8:15 AM and the singing of Let There Be Peace on Earth, which I had learned from a LP record over 35 years ago.<\/p>\n

    \"Cultural<\/a>
    Cultural Parade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The small town of Kirara-hama was host to Scouts from around the world for 12 days. People there also gave several parades and shows about Japanese culture. Families from around Japan and Yamaguchi City convened at the WSJ site and bought tickets to join in the Yamaguchi Jamboree Festival.<\/p>\n

    \"Yamaguchi<\/a>
    Yamaguchi Jamboree Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \"\"<\/a>
    Japanes Cultural Performance at the Yamaguchi Jamboree Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \"Taste<\/a>
    Taste of International food.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \"Patch<\/a>
    Patch Trading on\u00a0the Parking Lot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \"Closing<\/a>
    Closing Ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \"Yamaguchi<\/a>
    Yamaguchi Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    20 years after my withdrawal from the 1995 World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) in the Netherlands, I am now finally finding myself at the 2015 WSJ in Japan. It is indeed an experience of a lifetime to be meeting and working with Scouters from around the world! \u00a0Over 8,000 International Service Team (IST) adult volunteers from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=477"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":793,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477\/revisions\/793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}