Cross-culture Training Camp

What's Cross-culture training?

Introduction: What is communication.

Improve your Awareness: Cross, The Line Up, Concentric Circles to chose patterns, Mirrors, Identity the Change, Keep your distance, Who

Basis of Communication: Non-verbal Paired Interview, Be the object

Know yourself: Forced Choice, 8minute time test, Object Exploration Exercise, Route of life, Find mates

Originality, cooperation, cultivate talents: Airport, Group Concert, Group Statues & Machines, Friendship Exercise, Remote Viewing, A Life Purpose

Cross-Culture Simulation Games: The Owl, Albatross, Chatters, Faive Tricks, RAFARAFA, BAFABAFA

Other games: Power of Leadership, Diversophy

2016 Bali & Lombok

2015 South Vietnam

Total 32 students from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan.

Joining fee: US$180

We all met at the Ho Chi Minh International Airport on 16 March.

9 students and two professors from Japan arrived on 16 March at 16:50 by CI783. Hatano arrived at Ho Chi Minh City a day before.

Schedule.

16 March: All met at Ho Chi Minh International Airport, then went to a beach by a big bus. Stay at Sammy hotel in Vung Tau.

17 March: Cross-Culture Training, free time. Stay at Sammy hotel.

18 March: Cross- Culture Training, free time, talent show. Stay at Sammy hotel.

19 March: From Long Hai to Nha Trang. Stay at Nha Trang. Sunny hotel

20 March: From Nha Tran to Dalat. Stay at Dalat. Best Western Dalat hotel

21 March: From Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Stay at Ho Chi Minh City. Cap town hotel

22 March: Visit Mekong delta. Stay at Ho Chi Minh City.

23 March: Free day. Farewell party at night. Stay at Ho Chi Minh City.

24 March: Went back home.

Managed by Thai and Japanese students.Date: March 14 to 21, 2014Place: North Thailand.Participants: Thai 10, Japan 10. Indonesia 4, Malaysia 1.Joining fee $80. Your own airfare.Schedule:Day 1: All meet at Chiang Mai.Day 2: Cross-Culture TrainingDay 3: Sight seeingDay 4: Visit mountain tribe. Stay with a mountain tribe.Day 5: Trekking, RaftingDay 6: Visit Chiang Rai.Day 7: Sight seeing and farewell party.Day 8: Go back home.

2013 Vietnam

2012 Indonesia

2011 Thailand

Participants are from Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan. Total number was 30. Mr. David Lim, one of the directors of Up With People and Mr Yahiro Hirakawa, Tokyo University of Technology were among us.We went to North East Thailand and South Laos.Our program does evolve every year.

2010 Thailand&Laos

Right after the big earthquake and Tsunami of 11 March, all of Japanese participants arrived at Bangkok safely on 13 March.Participants are : From Japan 12, Malaysia 2, Indonesia 1, Singpore 1, Thailand 5. Originally we plan to visit Angkor Wat, however, due to the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, Thai students could not go to Angkor Wat. We changed our destination to the World heritages in Thailand, namely Ayutaya and Sukotai.Thailand supposes to be hot dry summer, however, we had five days of rain.Numbers of participants are less this year, however we had a great tour in Thailand.Cross-culture training again prove to be a very important factor in this trip.

2009 Thailand & Indonesia

In 2009 we visited Thailand and Indonesia. Cross-Culture Training was held at North of Thailand, Chaing Mai City. Participants were 35 people from Japan, Thailand, Vietum and Laos. After Thailand Japanese students visited Jakarta, Indonesia. We had a tour of Jakarta with Indonesian students and Japanese expatriates family. Total participants were 44 people.Jakarta Communication Club is a language school, however, working hard bridging the two different cultures of Indonesia and Japan.
We could have a Sing Out Asia live performance in Jakarta with the help of JCC and Indonesian students. Cross-Culture Taining was very popular. Started with skill of communication in the morning, we experienced "unknown culture" using RAFARA simulation games and other cross-curture simulation games.

2008 Thailand & Vietnam

Having 8 students from Japan, we visited Hanoi (Vietnam), Bangkok, North Thailand (Thailand), and Vientiane (Laos). Some students had extended their stay and visited Penang Island, Malaysia.
Cross Culture Training Camp & Tour is aimed to extend the interest of Japanese youth to Asia and also to create a long lasting friendship among the Asian youth. Students from “The University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Faculty of Japanese” (Vietnam-Hanoi) hosted us to visit Halon Bay, Tamcoc, Hoa Lu, Arcadia village. We also had several gatherings for cultural exchange.
We had 28 students from various Asian countries to join the 2 days “Cross Culture Leadership Camp” in North Thailand, Khon Kaen City. We started to learn about communication skill and play simulation game called “Baha Baha” which was invented in the US aimed to see “how people can adopt to other culture”.
28 students includes Vietnam Hanoi University (5), National University of Laos (4), National University of Cambodia (1), Graduate School Student from Bhutan (1), Chulalongkorn University (4), Thai Royal Police Academy (4), Japan Ritumeikan University Thai student (1), and Japanese Student (8).
After the Camp we spent some time in Vientiane the capital of Laos and at the beach of south Thailand.
Although, friendship between all the youth has grown through out the two days “Cross Culture Leadership Camp”, it was a big surprise to see the energy of joy and hope from all 28 participants even before the event started.

2007 The Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia

We have started "Friendship tour of Asia" 37 years ago. Today 11 of second generation of the first generation became university students. We wanted to give young 2nd generation to enjoy Asia and give them opportunity to enjoy long lasting friendship with young Asians. So we took 7 second generation university students, all freshmen, to the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia. It was a joyful trip.