Wanted: Teens looking for adventure

Wanted: Teens looking for adventure

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Want to really experience the "wild life". Well, if you have what
it takes, the opportunity to spend your school vacation doing
something worthwhile through a wilderness experiences program may
be yours.

Cathay Pacific is extending an invitation to Indonesians aged
15 years to 18 years to participate in an ecological course, The
International Wilderness Experience Program, from July 21 to Aug.
1 in South Africa.

The country has several nature reserves containing a wide
variety of flora and fauna, including more than 80 species of
mammals and 230 species of birds. Participating students from
Asian countries as well as South Africa will be guided by a team
of highly qualified educational officers to experience nature
through hikes, camping trips and wildlife observation.

They will also share each other's cultural heritage through
wedding role-play, group discussion and traditional songs and
dances.

The good part is that the expenses -- from the cost of air
tickets, course fees, accommodation, meals and ground transport
in South Africa -- are taken care of for the successful
applicants by the Hong Kong-based airline.

In the past, an average of two to three students from
Indonesia have participated in the program.

"This is one of our commitments to developing youth potential,
and we hope they can learn something so they can give something
back to their communities in the future," said Ida Sylviana
Bekti, the airline's assistant manager of marketing and passenger
sales.

Application forms can be downloaded from
http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/press/cxwildernessform.pdf or
collected at the 26th floor, The Jakarta Stock Exchange, Jl.
Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53, the Promenade Shopping Arcade, Hyatt
Regency, Jl. Basuki Rachmat 106-128, Surabaya or 2nd floor,
Wisthi Sabha Building, Ngurah Rai International Airport,
Denpasar.