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Canada. The first five days were
spent in the Fraser Valley, where
they attended a camp called

. Holiday Acres. The purpose of
the camp was mainly to help the.

youngsters to adapt to a foreign
climate and new environment.
After five days of hiking, crafts
and outdoor activities, the chil-

- dren travelled. to their final
- destinations for the rest of their

‘stay in. Canada, Three of the

’ young people came northto Ter-

race to spend three weeks here,
each with a different family. .

by Alie Toop

~ On July 30 Masaaki Ishibashi
from Yokohama, Shugo Yana-
gisawa from Sayama and Akiko

_ Sezaki from Abiko, Japan ar:

rived in Terrace. The Mullers,
the Rafuses and the Hamer-
Warner family were all there to

. greet them. Masaaki is staying

with the Muller family. Son
Trevor is Masaaki’s age. Shugo
is staying with the Rafuse fami-
ly. Their. son Quinton is the
‘same age as Shugo, and Akiko
found a friend in Lindsay, who
is the daughter of Sherry
Hamer. oe
Since they've been here, the
children have adjusted well to
their new families, a different
lifestyle and a whole new atmos-
phere. Since the children do not
speak English or very little, and
have a hard time understanding

it, the families have all gone on

field trips together so the chil-
dren would not feel so isolated.

They visited the Deep Creek
hatchery and took a day trip to
Prince Rupert,
visited the museum and went
swimming in the pool and, of
course, they went shopping. The
Mullers took their family and
Masaaki to the Queen Charlotte
Islands for a trip, Every ex-

. perience, however small, is new

to the Japanese children, The
other.day they had lots of fun
roasting weiners, something they
had never done before.

Shugo has gone fishing with

. his Canadian family and caught

a 14-pound spring salmon, They

where they

-all went to the horse show dur-

ing Riverboat Days and took in
the parade. They also partici-
pated in ordinary family ac-
tivities such as grocery shop-
ping.

- On the day of the parade, the

4-H Club members were selling
hot dogs, ice cream and pop in
the Safeway parking lot. Every-
thing was supplied by Safeway.
The proceeds were used to
benefit the 4-H Club. Masaaki,

Shugo and Akiko were there to.

help out, and had a great time.
_ Masaaki is 15 years old and is
in Grade 10. He likes Terrace
very much. “There are so many
trees and so much grass and
everything is so green,” he
remarks through a translater.
He had a chance to ride a horse,
something he’s never done
before. In Japan, rich people are
allowed to have horses, but or-
dinary people don’t have a
chance to own horses, let alone
ride one. He was so happy, he
said, that he got to ride a horse.
It might not be very special to
the people here, but it was very

| special to me, he said.

He finds life much more re-
laxed here than in Japan. Here,
breakfast is served anytime,
whereas in Japan the whole
family sits down together for
breakfast. Students are much
freer here than in Japan. You
cannot drive a car to school, and

he’s not allowed to ride a bike to

school —- he has to take the bus
everyday. There are a lot of rules
for students in Japanese schools.
They have to wear a uniform to
school, even in the summer,
They either wear black of navy

blue. Girls are not allowed to.

wear makeup or jewellery of any |
kind. If they do, they are sent
home.

The school holidays are much
longer here, Summer holidays in
Japan are only one month long.
Japanese life, not only in the
schools but also family life, is
very strict, The kids are so free
here, he says again, -

Shugo i is 12 years old and is in.
Grade 7. He likes it~: here.

Everything is so green, you can.

see the mountains up close and
go to the lake, you are so close

Understanding promoted

Utrek is an International Exchange Center i in Tokyo and i is
responsible for the planning and exchange preparations in Japan.
The liaison between 4-H and Utrek is the Kawaguchi Group and
Incentives in Seattle. The B.C, Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries, through the 4-H Program, arranges for hosts and pro-
vides staff and administrative support to the program,

Utrek is a non-profit educational organization founded for the
purpose of assisting in the education of a new generation of:
internationally-aware young people. By a program of interna-
tional home stays and outdoor activities, Utrek proposes a means
of stimulating its participants to think of both the “cultural” and
‘natural’? dimensions of human life. By having the young people
live as members of a Canadian family, the program can help
establish a better understanding between people of the world.

_ The Utrek Exchange person is nota 4-H member, The majori-
ty of children are from large cities or from an urban environ-
ment. In preparation for travel; the young people attend orienta-
tion sessions in Japan. Information is presented on North ,
American geography, culture and customs.

The fundamental purpose of the exchange program is to enable |

participants to learn the kinds of thinking, daily life and. activities
of the young people ofthe host country, Such things are best —.
learned by actual experience in the family’s daily: life. The-guest:. .

* is to'become.a.part of the family for the duration of his or-her
. stay, It is hoped, that through this daily association, a. lifelong.

friendship will. be developed. with her .or: hig host friend.

It is. for this purpése:that Utrek in n Japan a and: 4Hin, Canada
“have linked together.-: oe

oe ae

SL penta kenge, ot etal ibe Bay paiees Peyton

ferent.
leisurely activity, not just a pro-
cess by which a person becomes

‘times even makeup.

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ea, tte Elgg paren on Oy ee i eee Pampa, tay ee

: “Terrdce Review — - Weinesday, August 23, 1989. 15 : |

Ocal 4- H- members host Spares visitors |

7 7 A group of 40 Japanese stu-
ae + rdents’ arrived in B.C, on July 24
“to. ‘begin | a month-long stay in

Three local families, all involved in 4-H hosted visiting students from Japan for three weeks .
this summer. The visitors left Monday morning with some new Canadian experiences and

memories.

to nature, he says. Because of
school holidays and life being

more relaxed, the family hestays fm

with eats only twice a day. Life
is stricter in Japan.-There he eats
three meals a day, no matter
what. He also finds that
Japanese school children have a
lot more. homework than their
Canadian counterparts..

. Akika is 11 years old and in-
Grade 6. She finds the country-

. side very green: the trees, the
-grass and the flowers, she likes it

very: much. She was very sur-
prised she could swim in the
lake. They have lots of lakes in
Japan, but most of them are dir-
ty and they are not allowed to
swim in them, The way people
take a bath: here is very dif-
Bathing in Japan is a

‘clean: The toilet is also a
séparate: room from the bath.
The actual. washing oneself is
done outside the tub, with water
splashing all over the floor and
going down the drain in the

floor, Once a person is clean, ©

they step into the bath (usually
deep ‘and square),-and the user
sits immersed in very hot water
up to the neck. The whole family
uses the same hot water in the
tub, but not at the same time.
Akiko finds that Canadians
waste too much hot water. Every
time somebody has a bath, the
water is just drained away. She

_ has also noticed that children

her age here are bigger than the
Japanese and that children her
age wear jewellery and some-

they don’t,
The day I talked to them,
Lindsay was teaching Akiko

how to make friendship brace-

lets. I could tell by the smiles on

their faces that they liked the ex-
perience of being in a foreign

country and staying with these.

families. For these young. ‘chil. .
. dren.te come: toa. sttange land's .. a

really nothing short of brave.
‘Last.but not least, :I want-to.
thank . Mariko, my. interpreter...

‘Without her I- could not fave J.
; - done’ this story." as vod [=

In Japan —

INQUIRY INTO
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ON CROWN LAND

David Gillespie, Commissioner of Inquiry for Hon. Howard
Dirks, Minister of Crown Lands invites you to share your con-

' cems, ideas and suggestions regarding agricultural

development on Crown Land.

The main goals of the Inquiry are to:

¢ identity issues associated with existing agricultural
development of Crown land;

“« determine if additional Crown land should be made
available for agricultural development, and if so;
« identify the most effective methods to provide Crown
land for agriculture.

Individuats or groups
wishing to make presenta-
tions at public meetings
- should reserve a time by
contacting:
Ms. Donna Humphries
Land Policy Branch

Written submissions are
invited and should be
sent no later than
September #5, 1989 to: —
David W. Gillespie
Commissioner
Suite 200, 124 Si. Paul St.

Kamloops, BC. Ministry of Crown Lands
V2C 3K8 4000 Seymour Place
- - Mictoria, BC. V8V 1X5
Ph: 387-1832
Public meetings are scheduled as follows:
DATE LOCATION TIME
August 8 PRINCE GEORGE - 2:00 PM-5:00 PM. &
Cranbrook Room 6:30 PRM=9:00 P.M.
Holiday Inn:
August ¢? VANDERHOOF 2:00 PM.-5:00 P.M. &
Elks Hall 6:30 PM-9:00 BM.
August 10 HIXON 2:00 PM.-§:00 P.M. &
Community Hall 6:30 PM.-9:00 P.M.
August 15 FORT NELSON 4:00 PM.-8:00 PM.
The Bear Pit
August 16 FORT ST. JOHN 2:00 PM.-8:00 P.M. &
Pioneer Inn 6:30 PM-9:00 P.M.
August 47 DAWSON CREEK 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
. George Dawson Inn 6:30 PM-9:00 P.M.
August 22 WILLIAMS LAKE 2:00 PM.-5:00 P.M. & ©
Sacred Heart Parish Hall 6:30 PM.-9:00 P.M.
August 23. QUESNEL 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
Royal Canadian Legion 6:30 2M--9:00 PM. -
August 24 MCBRIDE 2:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
a Elks Holl
August 29 SMITHERS . 2:00 P.M.-5:00 PM. &
Hudson Bay Lodge 6:30 PM-9:00 BM,
o _ August 90, » _HAZELTON . 2:00 PM-5:00 BM. &
na _ . Kisplox Community Hall 6:30 PM.-9:00 P.M.
Ve _Magust mM: “72 BURNS:LAKE™ 2:00 P-M.-5:00 RM. &
6:30 RM-9:00 PM.

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