Hallo everyone. Thank you for coming my blog. How are you?? I am so good. So I will talk about my summer vacation camp!
Do you know Lions club?? Lions club is volunteer club and donation club. There are active so many. For example, clean up town, lecture drug prevention, traffic safety prevention classes and so on. When I was high school student, I belong to Leo club. Leo club also volunteer club. Our active is making garden, painting station, cleaning road and so on. Leo club is lower organization for Lions club. And I was president. When we had meeting with our district lions club president. Lion’s president said, ‘Hey Junpei, Do you want to go to Malaysia??’ I was surprised and said, ‘Yeah… I want to go there. But I think I need much money, isn’t it??’ President said, ‘You have to pay only price of the passport and carry case.’ He words was right, I didn’t’ other costs.
After came back Malaysia, same president said, hi Junpei, please join YCE OB association. And I joined YCE OB association; I go to YCE summer camp every year. YCE camp is so nice program. We ready to camp and held meeting about camp. This camp comes to a lot of exchange student from various countries. This year come from China, Taiwan, Germany, Finland, the United States, and Italy and so on. About 18 exchange student came to Japan. I will talk about this year’s camp.
So first meeting held in March. Place is Chinese restaurant in Hakata. This meeting came about 20 persons. This time contents are thinking of day 1 activity and how many days do you yourself can join confirmation. I joined this camp for three year. So I am
Veteran, I am so important person. Because I can understand the activities of roughly. Other people newcomer. Veteran is only 4 people!! So few people. We have some idea, but not said. Because Lion’s member said, please wait yours idea, we need make successor. We were agreeing with him idea. We didn’t say something this time.
Next meeting held ANA Hotel in Hakata in April. I brought last year camp dates. This meeting also comes to 20 people. This meeting contents day 2 and day 3 activity. We also nothing said anything. But other supporter said, please said something, we need your help. We talk last year camp activity and ourselves ideas.
Third meeting held at same Chinese restaurant in May. This time came to also 20 people. So this time contents are day 4 activity. And we recognize that how many people come to Japan. This information is so important for me. After meeting, I and this year camp leader go to café. Leader need to my opinion. I said something but didn’t remember.
Last meeting held in same Hotel in June. This time meeting came to 30 people. It was so many people come to meeting. And also I was so surprised!! Because could camp all day join supporter only 5 people. I thought this year camp is so hard… We have some anxiety.
In July 22, this day is camp day 1. My plan was get up at 10 o’clock, and ride normal train, and arrival gather point. But a few days ago, Kumamoto attacked heavy rain. So stop train!! I need to go to Hakata station gather at 8:30 o’clock. So early time for me. I left home at 6 o’ clock. And ride shinkansen and go to Hakata station. Some of exchange student also came to gather point.
All members came to gather point; we go to Aso Kumamoto Ikoinomura Hotel.
Along the way, we went to parking area. Because we had to take relax time. We went to Kita-Kumamoto service area. This service area is the biggest in the Kyusyu district. I bought ice cream!! It was so delicious!!
After relax time, we go to Aso again. After 2 hours, we were arrived hotel. As soon as arrived hotel, we went to lunch and waiting for other YE member and other exchange student. After 2 hours, all members were gathering at hotel!! It was start Youth Exchange Student Summer Camp in Aso 2012!!
First program is making group and introduction myself and game. My team is Japanese 3 persons, exchange student 6 persons. Introduction game is who am I game. This game use only pen and whiteboard. Our topics animal and food!! It was difficult. And my draw picture skill is so low!! But I didn’t need draw picture.
After game, we went to our room. My roommates were 2 Chinese, 1 Taiwanese and me. Japanese Only me!! So sad… But we talk about our country. I worry about my roommate. Because I think Taiwan and China are on bad terms. But not happened some trouble. I was so peace of mind.
Next program was dinner!! This time dinner was barbecue!! Every year, we ready to bland beef and some fruits, curry and so on. This barbecue is popular every year. I think exchange student likes Japanese food and meat. I also like barbecue!! Every exchange student eats a lot of food and fruits!!
After dinner, we present Yukata and Jinbee for exchange student. This program also continues every year. And take on Yukata and Jinbee, we started next program.
Next program is introducing your country. First, I listening America. But I was chairmanship, I couldn’t listen carefully. Next Finland, German, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, China, Taiwan. We ready to about 1 hour, but not enough time. We have to much more time next year.
This day last program is firework!! This program is so popular also. And this year some Lion’s member made firework tool. So exchange student also excited this year. We ready to a lot of and kind of firework. But immediately lost all fireworks.
This day program is all. We went to hot spring!! Exchange student so surprised. Because this hotel have little big bath. But I also surprised. Exchange student took their underwear. I took a lot of time explain that bath rule in Japan.
After bath, exchange student immediately fall in sleep. I thought exchange student also tired. But Japanese supporter had this day meeting. I want to sleep soon, because I didn’t enough sleep this day. I couldn’t take relax time already. But this day meeting so long. We have two problems. First, newcomer couldn’t move smoothly, veterans move were so good, second, second day decrease Japanese supporters. We were taking this problem. So finish meeting I took a bath and go to sleep.
This is my day 1 YCE camp contents!! I will write day 2 soon. Please waiting my next blog. See you again.
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