Go Global
On 18th March almost a hundred 10-18 year old members from across Girlguiding Shropshire took part in the virtual international themed event ‘Go Global’. As with almost all aspects of life over the last twelve months, international experiences have had to change as a result of the pandemic. No travel for the last year, but, […]
On 18th March almost a hundred 10-18 year old members from across Girlguiding Shropshire took part in the virtual international themed event ‘Go Global’. As with almost all aspects of life over the last twelve months, international experiences have had to change as a result of the pandemic. No travel for the last year, but, that doesn’t mean no international fun! We ‘set off’ virtually on our adventures to all corners of the globe….
As everyone was joining we saw where members from Shropshire have travelled abroad with Girlguiding before with a fantastic display of photographs and videos. We then learnt interesting facts about Girl Scout cookies and played ‘Cookie Face’ which bought a lot of laughter to start the evening with a bonus snack for extra energy.
To make some of the activities easier for everyone we then split into breakout rooms and played a variety of games which could be shared with Guides from all over the world. Most importantly we had ‘packed’ a bag although some things may not have been as useful as we had hoped. Thankfully, we were able to see what we might actually need and the importance of these things. Everyone needs to be kept entertained whilst travelling as there are often many hours on planes, cars, boats or buses so we also made an origami cup and ball set to keep us busy. We learnt how to carry water bottles on our heads and practiced walking around the room – an activity people in Rwanda were proud to teach me during an excursion on my GOLD project. Finally we spent a relaxing five minutes learning some yoga to do whilst on the long journey – luckily it was only sitting down!
In the later session we had great fun trying some towel folding to make our travels all the more luxurious. We even managed to make an elephant… although some practice is still needed to perfect them!
Travelling abroad with Girlguiding is one of the most exciting adventures you can have. As you may have seen, members from Shropshire have made it to every WAGGGS Region in recent years and the options really are endless. Have a look on our social media for more stories about international travel following our takeover in February.
Please contact me for any further information – hopefully we will be able to jet off somewhere amazing soon! Katherine Leeming – Shropshire County International Adviser
