During 2023 it was once again time for a World Scout Jamboree, this time in Saemanguem a few hours south of Seoul in South Korea.
I applied in 2022 and got accepted and at a gathering for all Swedish ISTs, I met Jonas E who was part of the same scout troop in Karlsro Scoutkår when I grew up. We teamed up and did some traveling before and after the Jamboree itself.
This is the travelplan I had:
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Constant change
Got up and went to the dining hall to get breakfast. Spoke with a couple of Swedes, interesting to hear their stories from the Jamboree. Had some trouble finding a working adult male toilet with paper, a continuing issue at this camp. Before lunch, our Deputy chief got the message …
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Departure
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 …
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Mud festival
My alarm was set to 7:30 but Jonas got up a bit earlier. Another shower and then head down to breakfast. They told us that we had to be there at 8. During the breakfast, which contained a BLT sandwich from Subway and a juice box, we got informed that …
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There are slow days, and there are slow days
Breakfast was served between 7:30 and 8:30, so we got up to get some. I was still really tired and would have preferred to sleep for a couple of hours more, but on the other hand, I was quite hungry and probably needed the food. However, I have a hard …
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The end, of WSJ23
Early morning is relative but this one felt like it. Got up at 7 to pack the last stuff and then breakfast. Still not used to the Korean breakfast. Said thanks and goodbye to our IST support Henrik and Jacob who, with colleagues, have helped us through this historical Jamboree. …
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Navigation is heard and Seoul is great with signs
I woke up at 10:30. I slept really well, except I couldn’t get the AC working so it was 26 degrees in my room in the morning, just like the tent. Got down to the reception and via Google Translate she told me I had to use the TV remote …
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Good bye Seoul!
So I slept even better this night thanks to the AC being turned on, that helped a lot 🙂 When I woke up Jonas had already messaged me that he was going to meet the others somewhere at 10:30 so we would be leaving the hotel separately. Packed up the …
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Hellooooo Singapore!!
I slept terribly last night. Probably to some extent because of realizing last night that my bags are around 2 kilos too heavy. And the same for my carry-on luggage. This after I’ve thrown away like my rubber boots, some clothes, and other stuff. Kept thinking of ways to get …
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Singapore is also hot
I slept really well this night. Woke up around 9:30, got myself ready, and left for a mall, looking for a charger for my Pixel Watch and maybe someone who can repair the screen on my phone. Some googling yesterday told me that Funan should have a lot of electronic …