World Scout Jamboree isn’t the only World Scout event hosted every four years – World Scout Moot gives a jamboree-like experience for the Network age range (18-25) with over 5000 attending from across the world, supported by over 1500 members of IST.
This year Moot went to Portugal – starting on the outskirts of Lisbon, the participants split up into 118 different paths across the whole country – with some travelling as far as Madeira – spending time exploring Portuguese culture and making new friends. As for the IST, some went with the paths to support them, while others continued to Cortegaça, a small village south of Porto (the Moot tripled its population while they were there!)
For the participants and IST, it was the adventure of a lifetime. Making lifelong friends from across the world (otherwise known as finding free accommodation for your next holiday) and diving straight into an amazing cultural experience, the contingent team were delighted to see them engage with the Moot so well.
The fun doesn’t stop here for the UK Contingent team though. They’ll be spending the next few months reviewing what went right (and what went left wrong) and passing that along to those going to Poland and Taiwan.
As for Matt, he hasn’t decided where his next adventure will be, but for now he’ll be working with the Cubs team here at Gilwell.
But of course, it wouldn’t be a Moot reunion without the Moot Song. It’s irritatingly catchy!