WHEN Ruby Mavor looks outside her room, she can see the Swiss Alps framed perfectly through her window.
It's a moment in the 25-year-old's busy day to take a minute and reflect on the fact she gets to spend the next three months educating scouts from all over the world.
The New Lambton resident arrived at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland in July, after she was handpicked from six Australian scouts to work short-term with staff from 37 different nationalities.
The Newcastle Rover Unit scout member will stay overseas until September, guiding Scouts from as far as Portugal, Japan, Singapore and Denmark.
Teaching everything from hiking and climbing, to canyoning and river rafting, Ms Mavor said no day was the same.
"Being able to work and now live harmoniously with people from all different backgrounds for three months is pretty incredible," she said.
"It's just magical. We get over 13,500 scouts every year from over 60 countries and at the moment we have almost 2,000 people a day. It's just incredible that we can share in this together."
She attended her first World Jamboree event in Japan which opened doors in wanting to do more in the scouting world.
"I learned way more in scouting and especially scouting overseas than I ever did in school. The doors that it's opened, the opportunities that it's given me, and the personal growth is just absolutely wild," she said.
"You don't get to experience that when you just travel by yourself or with your family. Travelling within scouting, there's this sort of magic about it. I've been involved in International scouting for nine to 10 years now, so it's been a big part of my life."
Ms Mavor said her weekly highlight in Switzerland was the Friday night international campfire, where scouts from all over the world come together to perform a song or dance.
She said scouting has been "the most amazing thing she has ever done with her life".
"I've made so many international friends, it's given me lifelong skills and being in a team in a practical environment," she said.
"I have become a really well rounded individual by being in scouting."
She hopes to pass on her knowledge to the next generation and help as many scouts as she can.
