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Life Onboard |
LAST UPDATE
June 6, 2006
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| February 28, 2006 |
In Pictures – Photo Tour V of Life Onboard |
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In 2005, new Peace Boat staff member Roberto Zamora sued the government of his home country of Costa Rica for unconstitutionally supporting the United States-led war on Iraq. Along with Japan, Costa Rica stands out as the only other country in the world with a peace constitution outlawing war. Hence, the Supreme Court of the Central American nation decided in favor of Roberto, then just a law student. Having joined the Peace Boat team from Rio de Janeiro during our current voyage, Roberto has been widely involved in explaining his victorious case along with similarities between the laws and constitutions of his home country and Japan. |
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Onboard from Valparaiso to Rapa Nui, cultural and historical specialist as well as traditional dancer Emilia Tepano shared with participants her knowledge of this isolated, mysterious and unique island known as Easter Island to outsiders. |
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The Latin America section of the voyage benefited enormously from the hard work of three Spanish language Communication Coordinators (CC’s), all Latin Americans of Japanese descent themselves. Pictured from left to right are Fumie Nishikawa from Paraguay, Nori Gutierrez, and his older brother and Peace Boat staff member Ichiro Gutierrez, both from Mexico. |
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Traveling through the beautiful waters of the South Pacific, the Peace Boat celebrated by holding one of Japan’s most traditional school events - Sports Day. Everyone on board split up in four teams depending on the season they were born in, and competed in a number of events ranging from tug of war to several traditional Japanese contests such as the pictured super chicken battle, where participants must remove the headband from opponents. Photo: Stacy Hughes. |
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With nearly 350 crew members from more than 20 different countries, TSS The Topaz – the name of the ship – holds an enormous cultural diversity. Hence, it has become a tradition to hold different events in order to celebrate the diversity of such large group. Pictured here are two Indonesian crew members during a cultural event introducing and celebrating their home country. So far, crew members from the Philippines, Greece, Bulgaria and Jamaica have also organized evenings to exult and share their unique cultural traits with participants. |
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