Louis Nusbaumer alias Ara shares stories from the scout camp

Published on November 9, 2022

His totem name is Ara. Why choose this for his scouting nickname? Louis Nusbaumer, a 21-year-old student of geography and environmental sciences, no longer remembers. He was seven when he became a Cub.

He remembers: “We spent two weeks living together and that created some very strong bonds”. For Ara, one of the key values in scouting is acceptance of oneself and of others.

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