It was indeed a proud moment for my 4 scouts and me to represent Fiji at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. We were in Kirara-hama with over 33,000 Scouts and Leaders from about 150 countries. For 12 days, we had the experience of a life time – making new friends, learning about each other’s culture, faith and belief, and most of all, having fun together! This World Scout Jamboree was indeed a unique opportunity for us to be global citizens, and to experience what a global movement Scouting is. Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan“WA: a Spirit of Unity” was the theme for the Jamboree. The Kanji Character “和” (WA) embraced many meanings such as unity, harmony, cooperation, friendship and peace. WA also represented Japan and its culture. Moreover, it also represented the essence of Japan, a country where traditions and the latest technology coexist in harmony.At each World Scout Jamboree a solidarity project is undertaken to support the attendance of Scouts from around the world who might not be able to attend the Jamboree for financial reasons. As such, at this Jamboree this project was called Operation Kirara. Operation Kirara was the largest solidarity operation ever undertaken for any World Scout Jamboree. Support had been provided to us with other 480 Scouts from 90 countries to attend the Jamboree. The financial support covered the cost of transportation, visas, camp equipment as well as the cost of our stay before and after the Jamboree. This project would not have been possible without the very generous support of many people but in particular the Japanese government and all members of Japan Contingent, and we are very grateful for their support. This solidarity operation enabled us to meet Scouts from many countries from around the world and helped to make this Jamboree a truly global event.Likewise, out of the three sub-camps, we were based in the Western Hub with the Sub camp named – JAKUCHI. We were in J46 Unit with other four countries under Operation Kirara: Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Philippines.Everything which was done during the Jamboree was considered as part of the programme: from the Sub Camp life to the Ceremonies. Each Module Activity occupied one or half a day. Each Sub Camp had a specified schedule. By the end of the Jamboree, we participated in all the Module Activities. In addition to the On-site Module Activities; there were Global Development Village (GDV), Culture, Science, and Water. We also took part in the Off-site Module Activities, which were: Nature, Community, the Hiroshima Peace Programme and Water. Water was part of the Off-site Programme as well as the On-site Programme. During our free time, we participated to the Free Time Activity (FTA). For Ceremonies, every participants in the Jamboree gathered in the Arena, especially for the opening and closing ceremony. Peace Programme A one-day off-site programme to Hiroshima provided opportunity for all the participants to learn from the events of 1945. We visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park including the museum. Peace Memorial Ceremony As 2015 was the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of cities in Japan, we were given opportunity for one of the scouts to represent Fiji Scouts to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. Finally, I would like to thank FIJI SCOUTS ASSOCIATION for having faith and trust on us for selecting and sending us to this historical event of our lives. It will be a lifetime memory for all five of us. I would like to also commit that I will be also advocating whatever I have learnt in this visit to all my fellow leaders and scouts, whenever we will be having any scouting gatherings in future. However, three things that I would like to highlight and share from what I have learnt generally from this Jam are as follows:  CLEANLINESS (Importance of Recycling and the usefulness of the 3Rs)  TIME & PUNCTUALITY (No “Fiji Time’)  DYNAMICS OF TECHNOLOGY (Gone are the olden age to practice scouting)