Guest Blog – Scotland

Watashi wa Ryan and I am a scottish leader from the 83rd Fife Explorer Group (http://www.83rdscouts.org.uk). This is my second Nippon Jamboree after being a participant in 2006. The Nippon Jamboree is a great experience to meet new people and learn about different cultures. This year we have taken 28 scouts ranging from 15-19 and have 5 leaders.
Prior to the Jamboree i was a subcamp leader at the Scottish Patrol Jamborette for 2 weeks. I left at 9pm on the Friday and left Scotland at 6am on the Saturday morning! Our flight was very smooth except for 2 patches of turbulence.
After the jamboree we are travelling to Morioka for a period of home hospitality and then on to Tokyo for sightseeing.
The Jamboree has allowed me to meet new friends and continue to build on my network of scouts from across the world. It has also allowed me to meet old friends from previous jamborees.