The log is just about done I think... Enjoy!
"A Proud Part of the Canadian
Contingent to the 11th World Scout Moot."
The log is just about done I think...
Enjoy!
So, we went, we saw, we got the T-shirts (and the crests, and the black-market souvenirs...) The final tally was 4754 participants from 73 countries - making the event the largest World Moot ever. Inclded in those numbers were Lumberman and Bortz from the Thunderbird Crew, along with 37 other Canadians.
We can't say enough about this experience... if you are considering going on an international Scouting trip like a Moot or a World Jamboree, DO IT! It will probably change your life. We both met so many people, from so many parts of the world, it really opened our minds. Both of us have future plans to go travelling within Scouting because of this activity, and we are more than willing to share this experience with everyone.
Actually, here's what some other people we met had to say about the experience...
"It was a super great expirience. I've learned a lot and I made lots of new friends. If I were an inventor, I would invent a time machine so that I could go back to the Moot and expirience it again and again. Hope everybody had as much fun as I did!" - Kristel Bronswinkle, Netherland Antillies
"Me gusta México! The mexcians were great, extremely friendly. They know how to have a good time and they had no hesitation in involving everyone else as well. Events like this are a great way to experience another culture and to meet friends from the other side of the world-who you would obviously otherwise never meet." - James Pierce, Australia
This is the way the Moot worked: We arrived at the main Moot site (VillaMoot) and were there with all 5000 participants for one day. After that, we were diveded into 5 groups, and each group travelled on a circuit of two offsite subcamps that we each chose when we registered. While travelling, we were grouped into International Teams of 10 people from 10 different countries. Three teams were on each bus, so basically there was a group of 30 people that camped and travelled together. After eight days on the road, we all returned to VillaMoot and were again camped with our National Contingents.
Even after writing 14 pages about our trip, there are still experiences that I left out... where should they go? Maybe I'll put some in here... Like when the Canadians took it upon ourselves to teach the world to play hockey:
Or this picture of the huge cake that was served after the closing ceremony?
Here's the Canadian Contingent... to be very honest, "the Ontario Boys" didn't really 'click' with a whole lot of the other Canadians, but here we are nonetheless:
So, this is the story of OUR trip - that is Bortz and Lumberman. Everyone who was at the Moot has a different story, did different things, and met different people.
Yours in Scouting,
Mike Logan (Lumberman)
| Friends we met! | |
| Day 1 | Arrival at VillaMoot and Camp Opening |
| Day 2 | Departure for Morelos |
| Day 3 | Morelos Outdoor - Waterfall & Bat Caves |
| Day 4 | Morelos Cultural - Cuernavaca |
| Day 5 | Morelos Service - San Juan Community Centre |
| Day 6 | Departure for Michoacan |
| Day 7 | Michoacan Outdoor - Water Park |
| Day 8 | Michoacan Cultural - Tzintzuntzan Pyramids & Cathedrals |
| Day 9 | Michoacan Service - Purépecha Community |
| Day 10 | Return to VillaMoot |
| Day 11 | Mexico City |
| Day 12 | Global Development Village |
| Day 13 | Theothuacan Pyramids and Closing |
| Day 14 | Return Home |
There are lots of other sites with pictures and stuff like that. The Official Moot Site is very good and has a lot of information about the history of the World Moot. There are a couple of sites in Canada too - Esteban Mendieta's Site and Jaimie Fisher's Site are both excellent.
