Student joins United States Delegation in Denmark

October 4, 2019

By Nadeen Alshariff

On Wednesday, October 2, 2019 The Leopards Roar had the opportunity to interview Kara Andre, an eleven year old who went to Roskilde, Denmark this summer all on her own. Kara attends Guy Jr. High and is in seventh grade, she was one of the four kids who were chosen to make up the United States delegation. She attended a twenty-eight day camp named Village. Kara is a member of the Children’s International Summer Village (CISV). While at the camp using technology or any source of communication was prohibited. “I missed technology because I am so used to texting my mom if I needed something or wanted to talk about something with her. I had zero communication with parents, if I got communication it was letters written to me before the trip and was given to the camp leaders,” Kara Andre told us. Kara had to stay with a host family and did not have contact with her family for two weeks.

Although Kara was not able to contact her family, she did tell us about how much fun she had during this amazing experience. “I enjoyed the activities like beep bop boop.” Beep bop boop is a game you're stuck in a circle with 72 other kids. If you talk they will beep at you, if you touch any

of them they bop at you and if you try to get out incorrectly they boop. They were in that circle for 2 and a half hours. In the end, the girls had to go over a leader or staff’s arms and guys under a JC’s legs.

Activities can bring joy and happiness, but the idea behind the camp is the best part. They teach about many things that can benefit today’s generation. Kara states, “It was an amazing experience, I got educated about diversity, human rights, sustainable development and human interaction. I learned that every culture is unique but we are all the same in different ways,” This is something that Kara said she would like to teach to her peers and Liberty. Next year, Kara will be attending another camp in Germany for two weeks.