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AFTER HEARING and
singing about Our Chalet in
Switzerland throush 11
years of Brownies. Guides,
Pathfinders and Rangers,
16-year-old Navida  Shivji
was one of the very few
chosen to attend this annual
historic, international camp.

By MAUREEN C Ss

News Reporter

Recently returned from her trip,
this North Vancouver Ranger
looks back with fondness on her
experience.

“d's a beautiful country with
wonderful people, but the best part
atout it was all the people | met
and the friends [ made,” says
Shivj

The only British Columbian
chosen for the Our Chalet visit,
Shivji began corresponding with
the girls picked from the other
Canadian provinces long before
they ali met in Montreal the day
before their overseas flight.

In addition to touring Zurich
and Freiburg in Germany, the girls
spent 10 days at the chalet, which
was filled to capacity with Guides
from the United Kingdom, Japan,
Denmark and the U.S.

Much of their time was spent
hiking through the Alps and to
nearby destinations for visits to lit-
tle villages, carpentry shops,
waterfatls and cheesemaking
establishments.

The evenings were taken up by
presentations from the various
groups on their countries of origin,
local customs and Guiding.

“We gave a fashion show
featuring our new uniforms
designed by Alfred Sung,’’ recalls
Shivii.

She was also busy completing
her Our Chalet Challenge, which
included various steps, from
teaching the other girls Canadian
songs to taking a dip in a glacier-
fed stream.

NAVIDA SHIVJI holds up a Swiss Flag that

cent tzip to Our Chaiet, an international meeting spot for Girl Guides of

the worid in Switzerland.

Back at home and returning to
Carson Graham Secondary for
Grade 1i, Shivji is looking ahead
to attending university and taking
up a career in law and politics.

She plans to continue her in-
volvement with Rangers and hopes
to earn the prestigious Duke of

Edinburgh award.
Later she hopes to become a
Guide leader.

“Guiding has given me so much,
especially a different persepective
from what I have gotten at home
and at school,”* says Shivji.

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