Danielle Waterman, Stronghurst, is in her final year as a Girl Scout so when the opportunity came up to take part in the organization's International Jamboree in Iceland last month she jumped at the chance.
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by David Grimes for the Quill
Danielle Waterman, Stronghurst, is in her final year as a Girl Scout so when the opportunity came up to take part in the organization's International Jamboree in Iceland last month she jumped at the chance.
"It's a lengthy application process and only 16 girls nationwide are selected to attend," Waterman said.
Waterman applied for four trips, drafting a 2-page essay on why she wanted to participate and an outline of personal skills she believed she would bring to the trip.
About 3,000 Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts from around the globe spent July 18-30 camping, hiking, snowmobiling on a glacier, horseback riding, attending concerts and getting to know Iceland's cities and countryside and the people who reside there.
One of the more unusual activities Waterman was a part of was called the Clothes Line, where the scouts padded themselves with 3 or 4 layers of clothing, lined up and took off everything down to their swimsuits.
The discarded clothes spanned about 2 miles, Waterman said, and set a new world record for the event.
Waterman said she and other Girl Scouts from the U.S. enjoyed swapping patches with scouts from other countries, including Ireland, England, Scotland and Norway.
Waterman made a new friend from St. Louis on the trip and the two girls plan to stay in contact when Waterman enrolls at Greenville College, Greenville, Ill. this fall.
While this is her final year as a Girl Scout, Waterman said she may travel to International Jamboree next year as a leader.
"It will be in Norway," she said.