GG Summer School & GG Ambassador 2025: Renata
GG Summer School 2024: Renata
Hellooo everyone, my name is Renata, my favorite color is blue as with shades of gray, I love painting in watercolor, listening to music, eating, sleeping and of course I love reading (nothing very scientific), I’m really interested in other countries cultures, food, history and art.
I'm from Mexico more specifically from the capital, Mexico City, a rather curious place where you can find literally everything.( if you want to know more about Mexico it’s at the end of my experiences )
Currently (2 agust 2025) it is my third year visiting Korea so here are all my experiences:
-2023 summer WSJ(world scout jamboree)
At first , I was a little nervous getting on the plane it was my fist time btw, but at the same time I was very excited to finally enjoy this experience will all my scout friends.
When I got on the plain I saw that I had a very funny seatmate , a couple of hours later we landed at Narita airport, we take a tiny tour in Japan.
Then We took another flight From Haneda Airport to Seoul Airport, we finally arrived in Korea!
During the first days I spent my time enjoying my bus trips with my friends🚐, we visited the Seoul Tower where I bought some gifts for my family, I also visited interesting museums and temples.
IN THE CAMP, finaly we are at the wsj, I had to meany things to trade and I was really excited for that, but to be honest it was the hottest days of my entire life, I spend my days trying to not be in the sun, exchanging things with other cultures, ans sharing Mexican culture
-2024 summer first GG summer school ( one of my favorite summer’s )
I was invited to participate in the first ggsummer school, after two flights of almost 15 hours and waiting for more than a day alone at Istanbul airport (it was very fun, I make some friends there and I still talking to them ) I arrived in Korea to attend the last days, where I met the beautiful Naila and Ellis, we took some photos in the fotoboth, we visited the Han river, we ate very delicious meals, talked to many Korean students and recorded many videos
You have a very quiet week where we learned about the history of North Korea and South Korea, the independence, we visited some museums, which for me it was really interesting because I use to see YouTube videos about history of other countries and some important events so I was happy , we also visit the unification center, Gunsan there met about the place and made many friends, Prazime joined the trip with us, we recorded more videos, I bought things, and I tried a lot of new food
During the next few days Abeza be unique to the trip with us, we were 5 girls each from a different continent and to be honest we made a very strong bond, like a small family, we had the fortune to be able to explore Seoul on our own like myondong where we went by subway, we also visited the han river at night to see the show at night, we met some Mexican friends who happened to be in Korea that same week, and we celebrated the 18th birthday of my dear Ellisss
Then after a sad goodbye to Elliss, Naila, Prazime and Abeza it was time to go to Mexico again.
- 2025 2nd GG Summer School
If you want to know this year whith more details and maps enter here:
I was imbited as an ambassador to the second summer school, this year I also made a stopover in Istanbul but I didn't make so many friends, I spent my first days with Alice where we became very good friends, we visited the Lotte aquarium where we learned about marine animals, I went alone to an art museum that I LOVED the techniques everything they wanted to share and see how each one has their own touch, after a while Alice had to return home and I was left whith no other teen .
Then it was the summer school where we saw very interesting topics, and I led a class where other participants presented online, I visited the old BTS building that to be honest I like a lot hahaha, I visited some high schools and I exposed about Mexico, about food traditions etc, I also visited a primary school where everyone was super tender.
I personally invited Daeun Lee, Yeju Park and Rahn to the embassy because I love them very much and I loved that they met another Mexican and learned a lot about the culture, then we went out to visit the area where we went to a market learning more about how to use the subway
-About Mexico
I love this! Thanks for sharing. Could you share a couple of tips for the future travelers?
ReplyDeleteThnaks
Hiii it’s Renata,thanks , hmm some tips I would give, -carry a small backpack to save some important things like money, water, sunscreen…
Delete-try new things
-bring your medicine in case you need it
-carry a portable battery
-keep your suitcase clean
Hi Renata! It must have been so exciting to visit both Japan and South Korea. What was your favorite part about each country?
ReplyDeleteHiiiii it’s Renata , yes it was so exited!!, I think that my favorite part of Japan It was how beautiful the city looked at night, the food and the structure of the temples,
Delete-my favorite part of Korea was the food😋, the way the stars look in a different way, the history that I learned from the temples and museums
Your journey sounds amazing. The food in both Japan and Korea must have been such a treat. Did you get to try any new dishes that you hadn't tasted before?
DeleteHi I'm seungbi! Your posting is cool
ReplyDeleteThanks seungbi, I'm happy you liked it !!
DeleteHeyy it's Ceda!:D woww your trip looked awesome I wish I was able to go up the Seoul tower, but we weren't in Seoul for that long so we didn't have any time to do it:( What was it like?:DD
ReplyDeleteHiiii Ceda! It was very funny,I bought a lot of things for my family, although we couldn't stay for long, but it's very nice
DeleteHi guys, it's me Renata, don't be afraid to ask about my country, Mexico is very interesting🇲🇽, you can also comment on things about your cultures if you want, also if you want to be friends😋.
ReplyDeleteMe encantó compartir este viaje contigo Reni, fue una experiencia inigualable y podría repetir todos esos momentos contigo. Gracias por compartir este viaje de la mejor manera en este blog.
ReplyDeleteGracias 💕
DeleteHello Renata 😇, it's Bright from Togo 🇹🇬, I would like to know a little more about your traditional celebrations
ReplyDeleteAnd Renata, i want to know the most festivals that are celebrated there
DeleteHiii bright, some our traditional things or things that are not so traditional and we also usually celebrate are “día de muertos” day of the death , “semana santa “That is something more religious but the majority celebrates it, Independence Day, “posada” we do that in Christmas
ReplyDeleteKiiiiiii Kellen, one of our most beautiful festivals in my opinion is "el día de Los muertos " the day of the dead, it is very beautiful since it represents that the dead come to this world for one night to be with their families and be remembered, It is also not so much a festival but for Independence Day a lot of people gather in the center of the city more specifically in the "zocalo" for the scream” that the president do
ReplyDeleteHi Renata, which is the date that you commemorate those who are dead?? We also have those days to remember those who’ve died in 1994 Genocide in our country(From April up to mid july)
DeleteI think we have much in common, but when do you celebrate independence day in your country??
DeleteHiiii the day of the death “día de Los muertos” is celebrated the fist and second of November, but in our case we commemorate the death people in general, to be remember and like the families feel close to them those days we also put and ofrenda for the desasead whit his photo his favorite food , candles , salt, water,so that they can significantly take that food and not be hungry, We also put cempasúchil flowers so that the dead can see the way home to see their families, that that’s,we also have a big festival in the center of the city is very touristic if you come one day to Mexico you might like it a lot, it's beautiful and quite emotional, And how do you commemorate them? Is there some kind of ceremony?
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate the Independence Day in 15-16 of September but the scream is on 16, It is very interesting that we have many things in common!!!, what about you when do you celebrate Independence Day?
DeleteYes, we also commemorate the tutsi people(innocent people) that were killed in 1994 genocide that occured in our country(100 days)from 7th April up to 13th July every year so that their families feel relieved &be able to reduce their agony of losing their people during Genocide period
DeleteI wish that i could get to come to mexico someday and attend in that memorial period and independence festival.And here,we celebrate independence day on 1st july every yearly. About commemoration,we light up the candles& flame of rememberance that is lit by his excellence(President of Rwanda)which’ll burn for the next 100days as the country honours the victims of the tragic massacre
DeleteThat sounds very interesting, what other tradition would you say you like to celebrate? Yes, if you ever come to Mexico, tell me so I can tell you nice places to visit!! You will surely love the Day of the Dead festival!
ReplyDeleteThere’re too many traditional cultures that’re celebrated in Rwanda such as “kwita izina”which describes gorilla naming which is held every year for newly born gorilla in the volcanoes national park,”Rwanda’s music&dance heritage”which reflects history,values and traditions of its people according to rhythms,instruments&traditions.”Hobe Rwanda”which occurs every september and during this time,Rwandans display their culture entirely(through traditional music&dances)…😊😊
Deletewow amazing!
ReplyDeleteYes, it’s truly amazing.
DeleteAnd how about you??
Some tradition that I think that it's to Artistic it's “tapetes ” mats , is in honor of Saint Michael the Arccangel. They are made with sawdust painted in different colors by hand and molded in an artisanal way with hands and wooden shovels, they are giant drawn images that can to charge complete streets, it is placed every year on October 6 in some streets, I have an a known whose family is like professional in this and they make all their materials and create some designs
ReplyDeleteDe tradition of the gorila sounds very pretty,do you like go to se them , do you have a favorite traditional music, or some music that you hear ?
DeleteWhat did Saint michael the Arccangel done in your country for you to remember him on 6th october??
DeleteYes, i like to go to see them cause it seems so adorable, yes i have favourite traditional song called”kanjogera” by masamba intore. And i like to listen to music most of my time😘.
ReplyDeleteIn my case I don't have a traditional song that I know much about, but I I find one I will tell you 😋, in Mexico there is a singer that we all know, his name is Luis Miguel and they call him the sun of Mexico, he is soooo famous , for musical tastes, I like almost everything, and I also listen music most of my time !! is so relaxing!! I will listen kanjogera,it sure sounds good
DeleteWhat is the best song of louis that you prefer most so that i’ll listen to it cause i like to listen to musics?
ReplyDeleteBut what did saint michael the arcchangel done in your country for you to remember him?
I thing that the best songs are “ahora te puedes marchar “ “ la incondicional” bot my favorite one is “ la chica de el bikini azul “ , and Saint Michael of the Arcangel is more like a religious thing from what I know, do you have something similar ?
DeleteYes, i think because in catholics, there’re too many saints that’re celebrated everyday but its depend on the days
ReplyDeleteOooo thank you so much for answering everything 💕😋, its pretty cool all the things that we have in common
DeleteNo need to mention it cause you were even there to remove my curiosity about mexico. I hope we keep interact well with each other even in the future
ReplyDeleteAnd Renata, From what i know , Mexico is the famous in movies acted, so is Cinema the most entertainment thing that is practiced over there than the others? Or does high investment favours Cinema industry(movies) among the other entertainment suchas songs??
DeleteHello, I'm the film industry is quite popular in Mexico, the truth is I'm not very informed about that part but I know that it is an important part generating cultural value, as for music we also have a lot of variety and many of them are very good we have mariachis which are very popular,how about you in your opinion what industry is more popular? And how about sports?
DeleteOk, in my opinion, i think that music is the best popular industry in Rwandan entertainment and then sport comes next to it, movie is not influenced at high level
ReplyDeleteWhat is the most popular sport in Rawandan? In Mexico it is football by far, but we practice to much sports
DeleteIt’s a football also and basketball comes next
ReplyDeleteOhhhh that’s cool, basketball is cool also football
DeleteOh and where did you go when we were evacuated from the jamboree?
DeleteAfter being evacuated from jamboree, we first dropped by korean customs service where we stayed 2-3night& on the following day ,we passed by mud beach festival on our way to healing village(last destination)where we spent the remained days
ReplyDeleteHow about you?
In our case, the Lotte company took us to their facilities (Lotte Academy) to spend about 4 days where they took us to their park. After those days we went to the airport to leave the Mexicans who were already going to leave corea, and we stayed where according to me it was a sports village where I visited a Korean supermarket and saw a robot that helped bringing the meals in a restaurant , then we flew to Japan and stayed one night and we visited the city of Tokyo
DeleteWow, looks like you’ve visited too many places in brief. So, what are the most attractive things that you saw in tokyo?
ReplyDeleteI would say that it is the lights of the city at night and the beautiful traditional structures, also that there are many anime figures and interesting cafes as well as delicious food from street stands, how about you, do you visit Japan ?
DeleteNo, i didn’t get the chance to visit other countrie aside from south korea&Ethiopia. But what kind of anime figures have you seen??
ReplyDeleteI saw much girls or some popular anime’s like my hero academy, but idk the name of much of that anime’s
DeleteOk, i get it
ReplyDeleteBut what is so special about my hero academy?
mmm well I think the special thing about that series is that it is popular, but there were many more figures of things that I didn't know
DeleteIt may not be so popular but in Mexico many people know it.
DeleteIs it a serie(movie)??? Ok , i’ll try to find out
ReplyDeleteIs a serie, you can se it on Netflix
DeleteIf i get the time, i’ll try to watch out
DeleteTell me if you like it, I only watch some chapters but I think that is good
DeleteYour post is Nice
ReplyDeleteThanks 😋
DeleteYes,it’s so cool cause that kid was bravely,persistant&genuinely to become a hero.Where he never gave up on his dreams,And that’s what we could be doing also to accomplish more tasks.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for notifying about that anime🥰
Yeah is pretty cool that he never give up on his dreams,your welcome is nice that you like it !!!
DeleteHi Renata! I’m Muhammed Lamin Sankareh from The Gambia. So what is the most anticipated sport in Mexico?
ReplyDeleteHiii Muhammed Lamin!! Your name have some special meaning? Hmm I think one of the most popular sports in Mexico is football and boxeo/box, how about your country?
DeleteAnd muhammed Lamin In your country which would you say is the least popular?
DeleteYeah, i think we may keep explore more 👌😘
ReplyDeleteI like how you edited your photos.
ReplyDeleteThe story of you being able to eat stuff kinda triggers me though.
I’m a Scandinavian so I’m not always used to heat.
Therefore I were never hungry and I felt like the function of eating just stopped at some times. Street food would be amazing to try out but I just couldn’t. I still had fun patchtrade and plush collecting though. Again, I like how you edited your pictures.
Hi Gustav, I’m happy that you like how I edit my photos and sorry to answer to late, oh sorry it was not my intention that tiggers you, yeahhh it was so funny trade things, what was your favorite patch?
DeleteIt’s fine,
DeleteA specific patch I liked was one of the meme where pikachu just looking confused. It’s the old design where pikachu was fat so I really liked it. Otherwise I really liked Mexico’s mascot’s for each group.
They were cool and cute at the same time.
Hiii Gustav!!, I never saw that patch but it sounds really nice, pikachu is really cool, thanks the one from my troop was a cacomixtle,Unfortunately I never saw your country's patches, they were probably cool too, what did they look like?
DeleteI remember our tent badge having a lot of random stuff going on that we think is typically Swedish. Stuff like a moose, a red house, a five meter pole with greens tied around it, a Swedish flag and lots of other stuff mashed into one tent badge. Therefore that one didn’t end up being the quality I hoped it would. You know this thing they sent about having contact with other countries here in the weekend?
ReplyDeleteCould we switch numbers for it?
Hiiii Gustav ohh wheel I think that I never saw that patch but I trade one backpack whit a girl of your country!! And for your question it’s that you need to coment in the new post of the first mission of the friends from other countries that you have, and that you can easily contact, of course we will change numbers if you want, give me yours and you can also put me in the comments of that post
DeleteIt’s like go to de post, you need to coment your name and your friends from other countries, idk if you understand me, so if you don’t tell me to explain it better
DeleteYes exactly!
DeleteMy phone number is +46 73-262 80 81.
Please text me on WhatsApp.
If you prefer Instagram or Snapchat I go by “Tant Sture”
Okay I already follow you on instagram
DeleteHiiii it's Teresa from Korea :) I'm glad that you had fun traveling Korea. I wonder if we can follow each other on Instagram. My ID is h_trs._.322 Pls follow me if you want to!
ReplyDeleteHi teresa I already follow you my user is re.lyxx
DeleteHiii im Seyeon. Your trip look so nice. I didnt experience scout. Is it funny?? Actually im little nervous when im thinking about scout, adventure things. Well i hope your time in Korea was fun!!
ReplyDeleteYeah is really funny becuse you make a lot of friends and you visit beautiful places , is kind of tired some times and scary when you go to some places but is good
Deletemade fun memories after coming to Korea! If you have any other questions about Korea, I’ll answer them!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much , I would like to know more about the public transport is that good as they say ?
DeleteAnd sorry what’s your name ? I didn’t see it ?
DeleteHow s Mexico city ?
ReplyDeleteWell is really big we have like more that 8million obly in this part we she. Many cool things !!
DeleteHello, I'm Seoyun Lim from hanuel academy. Your picture is so nice! I love your picture. I want to take photo like yours. Since Mexico is a country near the equator, I imagine it rains a lot and really is hot. Is that really the case?
ReplyDeleteHiiiiiii seoyun!!!!!!! Im really happy that you comment on my blog, thanks i love take pictures Im in a photography class! And from you’re question well it depends at this time it doesn’t rain to much and is cold in the morning and hot at night But we have some moths that it rains almost everyday and others that it’s hottt, but in my opinion summer in Korea is more hot than here
ReplyDeleteAnd seoyun Korea stroll cold this days ?
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm from Korea and I feel great because I think you had such a great time in Korea! 😊 It must have been a wonderful experience to eat Tanghulu and go to Seoul Tower! I really want to go to Mexico someday and try real Mexican tacos! 🌮 Let me know if you have any food you must visit or recommend in Mexico!
ReplyDeleteHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii yes tangulu is awsome this year i also recent love rice cake!!, and i well be really happy if you come to Mexico I recommend enchiladas or in case that you don’t want spicy entomatadas but Mexican food is not that spicy I thing Korean and Mexican are similar so you can eat it, I also like enfrijoladas and if you want something sweet churros are súper wow, I can recomend you candy if you want
DeleteHi Renta! While visiting Korea, did you notice any social or cultural differences between Korea and your country? If so, could you share what stood out to you the most?
ReplyDeleteHellooooo yes I notice some things, first food we have a really instead of rice we eat tortilla, and something that is interesting for me is that there adults or older people eat fist in mexico we don’t mind about that, also in mexico we don’t have academy after class is so wears to find one is more like kumon bot not to much people go there
DeleteI also notice that you are to much organized i like that, así that fruits are really expensive there, here you can buy a big big watermelon maybe for 2 dollars, but I really enjoy visit Korea and watch all that differences it makes me want to learn more, i will thing for more things that I notice and I will tell it to you !
DeleteHii Renata, it's amazing everything that you share with everyone.
ReplyDeletei hope that you could still having this kind of adventures with your friends. have a nice day :)
Thanks have a nice day too!!!! If you want to know more just tell me
DeleteHello, Renata! :) My name is Jinuk Oh! You can call me Mr. Jin! I'm living in Seoul, Korea. Your post is so good! Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteI have a question! What's your favorite food in Korea and Mexico?
p.s. I hope you can visit my post.
https://saebeomi.blogspot.com/2025/04/ginue-friend-jin-from-seoul-to-canada.html
Hellloooooi jinuk nice to meet you !!! My favorite Mexican food is chilaquiles Ans my favorite Korean food is dakgalbi, yes I will visit you’re post
DeleteHello, Renata! 😊
ReplyDeleteMy name is Gabin Byeon, and I'm currently a student at Gyungin National University of Education in Anyang, South Korea.
You can just call me Betty!
I'm really excited to connect with you and learn more about your life, your country, and your dreams!
If you don't mind, I'd love to ask a questions:
Is there something about your culture or traditions you want others to know?
As for me, I’m studying Elementary Education because I hope to become a teacher someday. 🌟
One day, I hope I can visit your country and experience it in person!
P.S. I also wrote a short post here! I hope you can check it out:
👉 https://saebeomi.blogspot.com/2025/03/ginue-friend-betty-from-yangcheon-gu-to.html
Looking forward to hearing from you soon! 💬🌏
Helloooooo Im so happy to cene y whit you, maybe I would like that the propilenos now more about the day of the death and I will visit you’re blog !!
DeleteHi Renata! I'm Nahyun living in South Korea. I'm currently majoring French Studies at Yonsei University. I love it how you showed some cute pictures you took and all the experiences you had in this country. Do you also have any tips for a trip to Mexico? Which places are the best places to visit? Or maybe what kind of food or activities are popular among locals these days?
ReplyDeleteHi thank you !!!!! Ans yes in Mexico usa ly rains more in summer
DeleteHello! My name is Jaehyun Kim from Korea. I’m really interested in Mexico since I like mexican foods :)
ReplyDeleteCould you recommend me some delicious mexican foods?
Maybe you will like
DeleteChilaquiles
Tacos
Pozole
Torta
Or enfrijoladas
Hi Renata! Nice to meet you 😊 Your hobbies sound really fun—watercolor painting and reading are great ways to relax. Mexico City must be such an exciting place to live in! That’s amazing that you’re already on your third year visiting Korea—I’d love to hear more about your experiences there
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