Jul 2008 Newsletter: Pangaea ring - Mr. Hiroshi Shimamura
I'm Hiroshi Shimamura of Elab-experience Inc. I have founded my
company in December 2003 and our mission is to provide the customer
with the new designs and experiences using ubiquitous network.
I was going through a deliberation period in search of a way to proceed
right after founding my company when I have first met Yumi and Toshi
through e-mails. Both were traveling all around the world trying to
establish NPO Pangaea at that time. I have learned the significance of
playing one's role in the society and realized my own source of
motivation in a deeper sense when establishing my company. Both Yumi
and Toshi always inspire me with their imagination and technical
ability, making the best out of their own background of having been
MIT researchers, to realize their own goal of peace engineering by
providing the children with the activity opportunities and places in
order for them to communicate and build understanding with each other
as well as to grow their inner self.
It has been three years since our resolution of holding Pangaea
activity in Mie prefecture has put together. The Pangaea activity in
Mie was adopted as a program of "Plan to Promote International Education"
hosted by MEXT two years ago after its initial stage of being a part of
the project of International Environmental Information Education lead
by Prof. Kameoka of Mie Univeristy. We are hoping to gather the support
of more local autonomous bodies as well as business organizations and
expand our activities. It would be "my dream-come-true" if we could
operate Pangaea activities at local universities, where intellectual and
human resources are made the best use of, and spread our activity model
throughout the nation.
When observing children at the Pangaea activities, I realize that the children's love for their communities and their country is unfailing. Today, we live in a society where there is flood of information and means of transportation far in the distance is available, yet the time that is given to human beings is the same as the past. I believe this fact has affected us in keeping us from thinking deeply without taking our own time to think about ourselves and what is really going on around us.
I would like to keep supporting Pangaea activities which enable both children and adults to think about ourselves as well as our friends around the world, to express and communicate with each other so that we would grow deeper inside. I would like to keep being a part of this activity and play the role I can.
I hope to see the circle of Pangaeans grow bigger and the individuals as well as the society grow mature.
Hiroshi Shimamura
The president of Elab-experience Inc.
When observing children at the Pangaea activities, I realize that the children's love for their communities and their country is unfailing. Today, we live in a society where there is flood of information and means of transportation far in the distance is available, yet the time that is given to human beings is the same as the past. I believe this fact has affected us in keeping us from thinking deeply without taking our own time to think about ourselves and what is really going on around us.
I would like to keep supporting Pangaea activities which enable both children and adults to think about ourselves as well as our friends around the world, to express and communicate with each other so that we would grow deeper inside. I would like to keep being a part of this activity and play the role I can.
I hope to see the circle of Pangaeans grow bigger and the individuals as well as the society grow mature.
Hiroshi Shimamura
The president of Elab-experience Inc.
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