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Life Onboard |
LAST UPDATE
July 19, 2005
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| August 18, 2004 |
In Pictures - Photo Tour 4 of Life Onboard |
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| Newspaper writers Anna Mitsui (L) and Ayumi Kawakami (R) |
Everyday a wide variety of activities such as lectures, language classes and dance lessons take place
onboard the Peace Boat. As the ship stays busy throughout the day, many participants organize their
schedule based on the daily newspaper published on board. The newspaper team consists of one Peace
Boat staff and 15 participants, who volunteer their time. They not only write and edit articles, but
also play an essential role as a bridge between Peace Boat staff and the passengers. The team for
each cruise comes up with it's own publication title - for this voyage the newspaper is called "Yorozu," a
play on words that can mean both "46th" or a place where many different things and people
gather. "Yorozu" reports not only what happens on board, but also publishes participants
own opinion columns about life on board, an issue or interest they are dedicated to as well as port
of call stories. The chief editor, 20 year-old Kakinuki Norihiko, said "By publishing the newspaper,
I want to create a chance for the passengers to share different opinions and feelings, and I would
be very happy if they all could realize and appreciate the beauty of uniqueness that each individual
has." |
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| Gen Nagahara playing the jambe |
Japanese musicians Gen Nagahara and Toben Yukawa kept Peace Boat thumping and humming while on board
with their energetic live shows. Nagahara, a percussionist, first met an African drumming style called
Jambe when he went to Kenya when he was 20 years old. Since he has come back to Japan, he has continued
playing at workshops, live concerts and on TV. Yukawa is a musician who plays the base guitar, guitar
and vocals, collaborating with other musicians' live shows in Japan. Together they attracted many
participants with their music workshops with some enthusiastic participants practicing so much they
got blisters and swollen hands. One of the new drummers said "beating Jambe is a great feeling
and when we make our beat all together and make harmony, it feels awesome." Unfortunately, Nagahara
and Yukawa disembarked in Egypt, but their impact was felt long afterwards as six hooked participants
each bought the expensive Jambe drum in the United Kingdom. |
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| GET teachers Megumi Asano and Nick Howes |
As the 46th voyage winds its way around the world, many of Peace Boat's participants are taking advantage
of the time and space the ship affords to study a foreign languages. At the heart of this process
is a group of sixteen dedicated Global Education Teachers (GET). In addition to open and intensive
English and Spanish lessons, the multilingual GET group has helped teach Greek, Chinese, Vietnamese,
Italian and Gaelic in preparation for visiting countries that speak those languages. Coming from six
different countries, the GETs had a chance to introduce their backgrounds in a fun-filled quiz show
format. They also showcased other talents besides linguistics, performing juggling, soccer skills,
martial arts, guitar and a salsa dance. |
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| Yoko Narahashi showing how to make langauge dramatic |
Starting from Catania, Italy participants had a chance to get a behind-the-scenes perspective at Tom
Cruise's recent hit movie "The Last Samurai," from Yoko Narahashi. Narahashi, a famous drama
instructor and New York play producer, helped discover Japanese actor Ken Watanabe and introduce him
throughout the world. She is also famous for making the English lyrics to 1970's Japanese folk song
group Godaigo's hit songs "Monkey Magic" and "Gingatetsudo 999". Narahashi now
manages a school to train International actors as well as a language studio in Japan for learning
English. On the ship, she put her long experience on the stage to use, showing how drama can be used
to learn English. Getting some audience members to come on stage and try to express a word or phrase
using their body. Getting off in Morocco, Narahashi left Peace Boat with a message for hope. "It
was no coincidence that we met and shared some fleeting, precious moments. And though weíll
go on our separate ways, we all saw a bird of peace and weíll forever share our prayers of
peace." |
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| Aya Hiromura trying sqaure dancing |
Natsu Matsuri, a traditional Japanese summer festival, was held on the top deck of Peace Boat as it
sailed through the Suez Canal. Taking place under a clear blue Egyptian sky, the festival was composed
of two parts that about 200 people participated in. The first part was a series of fun games matching
guys and girls along with an old-fashioned square dance. For the second part, young and old people
joined in Bonnodori, or "Bon" dance, which is a traditional Natsu Matsuri dance. Koyama
Rumi and Yamasina Harue, Peace Boat participants and the organizers of the Natsu Matsuri, said it
was difficult to keep the attention of the audience as the boat passed beautiful scenes on the way
to Port Said, Egypt, but many people enjoyed the chance to dance in the desert. |
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Media Team Contributors:
- Hiroyuki Katsuma
- Tamiko Hirata
- Aya Hiromura
- Tim Wagner
- Tomomi Kusakabe
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