Now less than seven months away from the ultimate Japanese experience, the Highflyers once again met up for a shorter break than usual in the Winter month of January. Unlike the usual structure of the weekends, this one was slightly more relaxed. After a catch up and sharing excited pieces of news of what we had all been getting up to in the past few months, we ate an interesting lunch which involved doughnuts and sushi on the same plate!
The afternoon followed in suit with a food hygiene quiz with prizes and us making cards to help us explain to others about England and the Scouting movement. After a chilled afternoon the heat picked up as it was time to cook a Japanese Curry for tea. Turns out when you have an Archie in your patrol you will be sitting down to a feast every night! Archie is a talented cook who surprised us all when he led us in this activity- I'm sure this will certainly become handy in Japan!
After a delicious dinner and quality time washing up together we headed out to start the campfire and perform the sketches and songs we had come up with during the day and just enjoyed each others company before heading to bed.
The next morning after breakfast we sat down to a thoughtful Scout's own. We discussed the difference between two videos and their effect of social media on our lives. This led on to what kind of things should be posted on social media when we are out there and how much our lives revolve around social media and networks.
After a quick lunch and a tidy up of the camp, it was time for a meeting explaining all of the interesting details that the leaders had discovered at their weekend in November.
In Tokyo, we found out that we are:
- climbing the Sky Tree tower
- Spending an evening at a Japanese virtual theme park
- Spending our last night in Japan at a huge party with the rest of the UK contingent
In Tokyo, we will either be staying in a Youth Hostel or the Prince Hotel in the centre of the city. (Most of the unit want the Hotel though because it has free Wifi!)
We also found out that we are heading to the prefecture of Hakusan for Home Hospitality, an area known for it's natural hot springs and picturesque landscape.
We also learnt a little more information about the Jamboree itself. While we are there we have 8 gas rings to cook on as well as 4 dining shelters. There are 3 main sections of the Jamboree Site: Northern, Eastern and Western Hubs which all have four sub camps in.
However this information still doesn't make it seem real- we have know about this trip for over a year and yet it still hasn't sunk in!
After a relaxed weekend we are all looking forward to seeing each other again soon.
Kyra
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