by Greg Bulger | Aug 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Greg DeVor. (Photo: Greg Bulger/U.S. Contingent Media Team) Everyone say hello and thank you to Greg, a member of the USA IST from Ohio who is working in the Jamboree dental clinic! You read that right — Greg joins a few IST from other countries as well as some Korean...
by Greg Bulger | Jul 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Members of the International Service Team stand in front of a pavilion at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. (Photo: Greg Bulger/U.S. Contingent Media Team) More than 60 US IST members became fast friends during their pre-Jamboree tour of Seoul and neighboring Suwon. On...
by Nikolas Liepins | Jul 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
A Scout walks through a traditional Korean folk village south of Seoul during pre-tour day two, July 30, 2023. (Photo by Nikolas Liepins/U.S. Contingent Media Team) On their second pre-tour day, Scouts departed from Seoul and headed south to see many cultural sites on...
by Nikolas Liepins | Jul 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Members of the U.S. Contingent pose for a photo while shopping in Myeong-dong shopping district on pre-tour day one, July 29, 2023. (Photo by Nikolas Liepins/U.S. Contingent Media Team) Today, the Contingent embarked on its first full day of the pre-tour after all...
by Greg Bulger | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Charging stations will be provided at the Jamboree, though it is recommended that everyone going brings power banks. (Photo: Pixabay) A Jamboree app will be the key tool for all participants this summer, providing event details, schedules, updates, weather reports and...
by Greg Bulger | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Scouts BSA Scouts are quite familiar with the flag that they wear on their right shoulder: a stripe for each of the 13 colonies, a star for each of the 50 states, and colors signifying hardiness & valor (red), purity & innocence (white), vigilance,...
by Agii Kerwin | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dr. Paul Jensen (left) and Agii Kerwin (right) chat over Zoom about World Scout Jamboree health and safety for the U.S. Contingent. The U.S. Contingent Media Team’s Agii Kerwin sat down with Dr. Paul Jensen of the U.S. Contingent Medical Team to chat about some...
by Greg Bulger | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
On the final day of the Jamboree pre-tour, troops will be visiting some of the attractions closer to Saemangeum. There are three different pre-tour options on day 4: Go to Nature, Highlight Tour, and Story of Korea. The Go to Nature tour will visit some of the...
by Alexander Egan | May 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress in South Korea, which participants will see on their pre-tour. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. On the third day of the pre-tour, participants will be visiting three places – Hwaseong Temporary Palace, Korean Folk Village, and Suwon Hwaseong...
by Pat Fountain | May 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gyeongbokgung Palace, a site that youth participants will see on their pre-tour. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Youth participants will embark on an exciting four-day pretour after landing at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport before the Jamboree begins. Each unit...
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