This special series of blogs spans 4 stories in total. Be sure to check out the other stories that will be posted throughout the week! The centerpiece of our last conference was an activity where we retold memorable stories through a sequence of GIFs. For those that couldn’t attend our monthly conference, here are the […]
Storytelling is an important part of Scouting culture. So important, that we’ve decided to make it the theme for this month’s conference!
Written by: Jenni Lee This weekend, our members of the 180th Rover Crew put the Rover Scout motto to the test. The motto “Go Beyond” served as the guiding principle for the challenges we faced during our excursion to Garibaldi Provincial Park, and the proceeding hike along the Elfin Lakes trail.
Written by: Rena Kakuda All throughout my 12 years of public schooling I was never the one to take on roles of leadership, nor the one with confidence or popularity, and I certainly never found myself in the center of any “drama”, good or bad. I was quite comfortable with the lukewarm bubble of my […]
Written by: Nick Pham The previous weekend may have been rainy, gloomy and chilly for some, but to 18 of our Rovers, it was also one of the warmest, most joyful and memorable weekends of the year. From 6pm April 7th to 6am April 8th, our Rovers were helping the NiteHike committee create an educational playground […]
By Henry Chow, Sandra Lee, and Elvin Lai Behind every event is a story. As a photographer, it is your job to not only capture the rare and beautiful moments but also to give your audience more of a reason to care. Developing a concrete style will take time and patience. So how could you […]
By Samuel Ng & Eli Chan As our last environmental project of iProj 2017, we did a shoreline cleanup near Jiufen at the Shuinandong Fishing Port. We interviewed our Rover President, Eli Chan, to talk about her experiences doing a shoreline cleanup project in another country. Question 1: What do you think of today’s shoreline […]
By Sam Chan This will be my last International Project. I was pretty sure of it. For some context, this is my third International Service Project (iProj, for short) with the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group. It has been a very hectic trip with little room for reflection; but that’s just the nature of trying […]
By Brian Asin & Sandra Lee On May 8th, we visited MingDao High School in Taichung to further educate ourselves about school-based Scouting in Taiwan. As soon as we opened the bus doors, the junior high-school Scouts greeted us with welcoming enthusiasm. These Scouts were obviously very proud of their program and didn’t hesitate to share their stories […]