The alarm went off at 4 and I got up quickly so I shouldn’t fall asleep again. Took a few minutes before my colleagues joined me and we started to tear down our office. I took it upon myself to start delivering big bags to the units for storing tents and cooking equipment. We didn’t have enough bags for everyone so I split them a bit and told them to share. For the first couple of hours I just walked along the campsite, but the heat and humidity soaked me with sweat. I brought ten bags at a time and between sets I had to sit down for a bit to rest.
The first of our units was ordered to be ready at 6:30 so the bus could leave at 7. I personally checked out a Swedish unit at about 6:35 and they were at the bus stop ten minutes later. They waited another two hours before the bus arrived. It’s scandalous. At about 11, we were more or less done with what we could do in our office and were mainly waiting for the participants to go. At 13 25% of the participants had left the Jamboree site which Wosm stated they were proud about.
I kept checking sites during the day and some were really clean and near, some hadn’t read the instructions or didn’t understand them so they had to redo it. They couldn’t get on the bus without a signed slip from us.
I want to mention a unit from Peru that had built like a fort with pallets, protecting all equipment. However, the equipment itself wasn’t on pallets so the forklift driver who would pick it up would have hassle. I spoke with one of the participants who spoke really good English and she started giving out orders. I was really impressed (and I told her so). In a few minutes they had repacked the gear according to my instructions and everyone helped out. I gave them Friendship Award badges for their great team effort.
I also helped out four of our ISTs to get to their bus by driving them in our buggy. Tried to stay off the road as much as possible so I wouldn’t disturb the busses. A couple of times I was worried I would get stuck because of some ditches, but I managed. We even got a bus to back away so we could squeeze through. People were generally helpful even though it was queued everywhere.
At 15 we got word that all of our participants had gotten on a bus and soon later all participants were said to have left the site. We packed up the rest of our office and took down our own tents. Those who stayed behind were moving to the IST village anyway (later changed to the Jamboree HQ).
Since the buggy was out of battery, one of the Koreans managed to get hold of a minivan so we filled it with bags and three people, me, Hanna, and Embla. The rest walked down to the parking lot.
The information about where we would get picked up changed a couple of times and we didn’t want to walk further than necessary so we decided to stick to the first announced stop, bus stop #8 opposite the dining hall where a bunch of Swedes already were waiting.
After ten-fifteen minutes a bus showed up and me and Fredrik got on. When we sat down, Jonas was sitting on the other side of the Isle, what are the odds?!
Probably the first time I have gotten on a bus with an unknown destination. We left the campsite at about 18. After a while, someone told us we were going to Baekseok Cultural University. According to the Naver map about two hours away. After an hour we stopped at a rest stop for a short toilet break. Managed to also get me a hotdog as a sort of late lunch. Apparently, a Korean civilian apologized for how the Jamboree turned out and bought 300 icecream which was distributed among the Swedish buses. Amazing!
When we left the rest stop it started raining, for the first time since July 30th. During the bus ride, lots of discussions are going on at the Swedish IST Discord. One bus arrived at Baekseok and said it was full. A new destination, WooJeongInJae GaeBalOne. About half an hour away. We arrived with several buses at the new site, but it seemed to be some mixup, so CMT is hunting for information and confirmation while we waited.
Finally, we were allowed to disembark and we were let into a dining hall. A woman greeted us, we will stay here for four nights and then served quite good food. Apparently, they got the information that seven buses with Swedes would roll in just a few hours before.
They seem quite strict on room allocation so a list went back and forth involving several people. In the end, we got our room key and went to find our room. Unpack, catch up, shave, shower, and then sleep. I have been awake for 20 hours now and I need rest. Breakfast at 8 tomorrow.
I’ve also updated yesterdays post with pictures and some grammatical corrections 🙂
