Hello, everyone. This is Yuki, a Pangaea Newsletter editor.

Last month, Gion Festival was held in Kyoto. The area close to our office here in Kyoto was very lively. Some of you might come all the way from countryside.

As for me, final exam at my university was over. Now, I’ve got easier. However, I am busy for the preparation of the coming event for the 10th anniversary of Pangea.
Please get through this hot summer, everyone!
This month, president Yumi has a report of activity in Kashiwanoha.

The direct activity report by President is rewarding!
Also, we have a comment from Kaba-chan who is a staff in Kyoto University village.
He expresses his joy in receiving the award of the year of volunteer

Please read it!

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Index
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+Report of Activity in Kashiwanoha by President Yumi
+Report of Activity in Mie University
+Pangea Volunteer of the year in 2012 was selected!
+More News!

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Report of activity in Kashiwanoha by Yumi
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This month, I joined activities almost every week. Second week was at Kashiwanoha. Third week was at Mie University. Fourth week was at Onesto village.

At second and third week’s hub, we operated an activity called village making which creates the screen of the community of their activity hub together. At Pangea, we had a time for brainstorming and discussion about the feature of the village everyone wants to come, and then the picture of the village was paited.

Now, as you know, Yuruchara (loose character) is in big boom across the nation.
In Chiba prefecture where Kashiwanoha is in has the famous Funassy.
In Kashiwa, Kashiwani exists, I heard. Of course, Mie has Yuruchara.
Kashiwani seems not the greatest. So, the villagers in Pangea Kashiwanoha even created a new character, “Kashiwasshy”.

This is the eagle character in his age of 35. He sometimes goes to the center of a city (maybe Tokyo). He ride on TX and flies before it goes underground at Senju. He occasionally wears business suits. By the way, his partner is “ Katarina Kashiwanna”!!
It was really funny. Also, the name of the village was “Kashiwa, Kashiwanoha!”. However, this time, it was changed to the “Kashiwanohaaaaaa!!, like “Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” in the cartoon “Dragon Ball”.

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Report of the activities in Mie University
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On July 20th, a training session for Pangea facilitator was held in Mie University.
From Japanese and foreign students to adults, many folks joined!
In the afternoon, an array of activities was held and children enjoyed with energy.

Please see photo on the link.

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Pangea of the year in 2012 was selected!
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Last month, Pangea volunteer of the year was selected!
The Awardee is Ms. Risako Kabata, called Kaba-chan, working in Kyoto University village.
I, also, owe a lot to her.

We received a message from her for her award!
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Hello, this is Kabata Risako.
I am very happy and honored to be selected as "The Volunteer Of the Year" in the year
of 10th anniversary!
For me, this year is my last term in university and this award is very memorable.

I have worked as a volunteer for four years since I entered Pangaea in winter
when I was a sophomore.
At first, I was so embarrassed because I was very awkward with children.
However, I gradually became frank with children. They kindly accepted me without
worrying about our difference in age.

President Yumi told to me;
"You don not have to flatter with children" and "do not exart yourself"
This made me aware the essence in intracting with children.

Now, I am very eager to see children.
I've been encountering many cheerful children's smiles in Japan, Korea, Kenya,
and Vietnam in Pangaea! I hope they will grow up all well!

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Other information
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- On August 24th, next month, Kyoto University village will be connected to Nairobi and Seoul. We will have three branches.
We will feature it to you on the Pangea Newsletter on September 2013 edition!

- On Sunday, August 25th, Kashiwanoha village share in activities with Nairobi!
Because there is a 6 hour time difference, the activities will be started later than usual.

- On September 21st, the event that we already announced, celebrating 10th
anniversary of Pangea, will be held.
Please check from the below URL.(Japanese only)

http://www.pangaean.org/event/10thsymposium/

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Hello, everyone.

This is Yuki, a Pangaea Newsletter editor.
Beer tastes great in this season.
Summer will come very soon, and hot days, over 30 degrees continue here in
Kyoto.
But we all find some fun in summer days.
Especially, Kyoto in July will be very crowded with many people as we will have
Gion Festival, one of the three largest festivals in Japan.
Well, let’s enjoy hot summer days!
This month, we will deliver you variety of information from different locations.

Pangaea Ring brings you to a message from Koji Okuyama, who is currently
an intern at Pangaea Headquarter.
I also started my internship at Pangaea from May, and I do have many occasions
to meet him. Koji is very energetic and he takes good care to guide me various
tasks in the office and Kyoto University activities.

Please enjoy reading from Koji, my great Senpai (my senior.)

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+ Pangaea Ring: Message from Koji, an intern at Pangaea Headquarter.
+ Facilitator Training at Honest Village (New Tokyo site)
+ Webcam Activity between Kashiwanaha and Seoul
+ More News!

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Pangaea Ring: Message from Koji, an intern at Pangaea Headquarter.
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Big Smiles through the Webcam Activity
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Hello,
I am Okuyama (Koji), currently doing an internship at Pangaea.
I attended the Webcam activity held at Kashiwanoha Elementary School in June for
the first time.
It was such a great opportunity for children to communicate with each other,
breaking the geographical and language barriers by the Internet.

Staffs in Korea were so lively and cheerful that we could start the activity
with a pleasant atmosphere. During the activity, I couldn’t help smiling at the
children when they were trying to write their name in Hangeul or when they were
trying so hard to come up with a hint for Nazoren(the word association game).
I was so surprised at the idea of a kid who came up with a hint, ”shortcake”
for the answer, ”strawberry” in my group.

For the first step in the webcam activity, the kids were to introduce themselves
to the Korean kids, who don’t understand Japanese, so they practiced using the
expression "Annyeonghaseyo. Nae ireum eun….yeyo. ('Hi, my name is…'
in Korean)" in advance.
They were so nervous in the beginning, but when they found that the Korean kids
understood them and called back their name in Korean, they had a big grin in the
face, which was so memorable.
This is one of the moments when I find this volunteering worthwhile.

After the activity, there was a girl who wrote that the Korean kids were very
lively and clever in her feedback. I assume this kid wanted to make friends with
them no matter what country or culture they are from. I would be so glad if this
experience leads to the motivation to communicate with someone regardless of a
country or culture, when she is grown up.

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Facilitator Training at Honest Village (New Tokyo site)
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Kyoto University site held Facilitator Training program in May.
Then Tokyo Honest Village had Facilitator training in June.
We had one university student and three people from various companies.
I heard that there is an excellent hamburger shop near Honest Village site.
How nice!

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Webcam Activity between Kashiwanaha and Seoul
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Since last January, this has been a while since we had Webcam.
We had Webcam activity between Kashiwanoha and Seoul.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=499964530074717&set=a.141268505944323.33092.130325790371928&type=1

In August, we will run two webcam activities in consecutive two days.
August 24, Kenya, Kyoto and Seoul will be connected. It is 3-location activity.
Then on August 25, Kashiwanoha and Kenya will be connected. How exciting!

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This is our 10th anniversary year. Yumi, Toshi, and other staff members are all
very busy as we have added work to regular tasks to prepare for anniversary
symposium in September.

Also we are getting ready to run another year of Youth Mediated Communication
Model in Mekong, Vietnam again. This will be our third year.
Mie University Village started this year activity from June.
There will be Facilitator Training planned on July 19th and 20th.

We are happy to announce that we have new Corporate member.
OAS Corporation is now listed as our Pangaean corporate list.
Please check the link.

http://www.pangaean.org/web/english/general/pangaean_en.html

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