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Life Onboard |
LAST UPDATE
July 12, 2005
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| May 14, 2005 |
In Pictures – Photo Tour IX of Life Onboard |
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One of Japanese people’s favorite springtime activities is hanami (flower viewing) parties, usually enjoyed under newly-bloomed cherry blossoms. While there are no real cherry trees onboard Peace Boat, participants did not let this fact stop them from throwing a hanami party while traveling across the Pacific Ocean. The top deck was decorated with paper blossoms and participants enjoyed viewing the bright pink blossoms while drinking sake, eating Japanese snacks, and even singing karaoke. |
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In the last weeks of the voyage, participants in the Global English/Espanol (GET) programme were extremely busy preparing for final projects, as well as the GET Speech Contest. Participants in the contest prepared a two-minute, original speech in either English or Spanish and presented it before a panel of judges. Content ranged from serious to almost-outrageous and all participants performed wonderfully. |
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Peace Boat’s international participants and staff members worked long hours to prepare for Peace Boat’s Earth Day festival. In the festival participants participated in culturally-themed workshops, listen to music, play sports from various countries, and take part in a Global Village with booths from 11 countries introducing their culture, history, and geography. Here, participants fish for paper fish at the Taiwan booth. |
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Participants in the Earth Day Festival also had the opportunity to learn about conservation and environmental issues in a variety of different ways. Here, Global English Training Progamme teacher Anna Wojtalewicz teaches a participant how to make his own paper using old Peace Boat schedules.. |
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The first week in May is called “Golden Week” in Japan, because four national holidays occur in the space of only a few days. Green Day, Constitution Day, Children’s Day, and a Bank Holiday are given as holidays to all children and employees, making this one of the nation’s favorite times of year. Onboard Peace Boat, participants celebrated the week with a Japanese-style festival. Here, participants play taeko, a traditional Japanese drum. |
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Over the past few weeks, one group of participants has been studying the issue of US military bases in foreign countries in a series of ten self-organized events, coordinated by Peace Boat staff member Kito Aya and International Student Song Ji Hyeon. A number of participants and staff members were invited to speak, and the group even had the opportunity to visit a base in Hawaii on one of Peace Boat’s optional tours. Here, Peace Boat staff member Nakahara Daini speaks about the presence of US military bases in different parts of the world. |
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After three months of intensive language study and practice, GET students successfully completed their courses and graduated from the GET programme. Of course, to commemorate the occasion, a formal graduation ceremony and a graduation dance were held in their honor. Here, GET students pose for a group photo after their graduation. Congratulations! |
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