Iaido demonstration - service

Aim: To help japanese traditonal "Iai" demonstration at the CLAIR in Paris.
Site: Japan France Cultural Center
Supervisor: Mrs. Inazuka





I helped to prepare the chair and lead the guest who came to watch the 'Iaidou demonstration'
it was pretty hard work to set up all chairs and lead french people inside of the hall (I needed to use my french skill to explain). I've spent about 5 hours for this service activity.

Fortunately, i could make my new English friend at the 'Iaido demonstration' he was the youngest boy who performed the 'Iaido demonstration'

Reflection: I could know one of the Japanese traditonal martial art demonstration which I have never seen it even in Japan. It was very precious moment to have the experience that I could learn more about my own culture. And Im so surprised at knowing many Europeen people admire Japanese martial arts. Im really proud of country's traditon and culture through this activity.
It increased my awareness of my own culture and made me more knowledgeable and open minded. I did not plan this event, but I volunteered for the helping.

(Service: Total 5 hours)

Helping Japanese School Festival- Service

Aim: To help Japanese school festival.
Site: Japanese school (Saint-Quentin-en-Yveline)
Supervisor: Mr. Nagasawa (principal of Japanese school)

In September18. We (Japanese students in G11) went to japanese school for helping the cafe during the festival. We created our own original poster to advertise the cafe and also we prepared the drink and food before the festival in school. I deliveried the newspaper to parents or guests who visited the festival. Through this experience, I learned how to serve a customers and how hard it is. Also it was really difficult to settle the accounts.

Reflection: this was the first time of my service activity in my life. It was difficult to organize the time to work for preparing the poster to advertise the place where we sell japanese food. Also, walked around in school to sell the news papar for japanese student's parents.

Through this activity I ve got the skill of how to advertise our booth and the technique to sell the products (as a businessman). Also, all this was a new challenge, and I now know more about my self. I had to be a communicator and I worked with others to make it a good day.

(Service: Total 10 hours)

JGTS (Junior Global Training School in Aomori)- Service

Aim: To help International exchange program among primary school students of 3 different countries ( Japan, South Korea and USA)

Site: Shinoda school in Aomori city in Japan.

Supervisor: Mr. Ken Kudo

There were International exchange program in Aomori (24/07/2010〜03/08/2010).

I needed to sleep over in school for during 2 days and a half (60 hours) to take care of Japanese, Korean and American children as I was one of the 100 volunteers staff. We had 2 days of meeting to discuss about the program at the office in Aomori-center for 6 hours and 4 hours for shopping to buy the materials that we needed to use during this program (such as lunch tools, stationeries, snacks, drinks, BBQ materials...etc).

My job was to take care of children to lead them to communicate among foreign people. And also I needed to watch them to save from a danger. For example, when we walk the street in the city I had to watch children that they dont seperate from the line and do not to slip out from our group. We they are going to the beach, I had to swim in the sea with children together as I needed to watch them not to drown. The hardest moment was at mid-night, because most of little children are trying to get out from the room and going outside of school for adventure. Therefore, I had to be awake mostly for whole night to watch them...

Reflection:

This program was very interesting and it gave me a lot of good experiences that how to contact with little children. And also I learnt the importance of the responsibility of adults (We had to be always accurately; to respect the time, rules and manners in front of children).

Through this activity, I felt that I was still immature to be adult. Therefore I learnt what kind of efforts I need to continue for graduating high school to be a grown-up. I could contribute to promote International exchange of youth.

This was a global important activity because I was working with children as a n international exchange program. This was a new challenge and I organised some of games for the children on my own. I was also working and communicating with others, the volunteers and the children, and hope I was fair and principled to everyone.

(Service: Total over 50 hours)