1. MY Japanese ICHI-GO ICHI-YE EXPERIENCE Reporting GSE Studies Group Study Exchange 2011, Valenzuela West Rotary International

3. MAIN GOAL OF THE GSE PROGRAM The GSE program is designed to develop professional and leadership skills among young adults, so that they can address the needs of their communities and an increasingly global workplace

4. MEETthe Philippine GSETEAM’11

5. Roma Atabug Michael Joseph Diño Team Member Development Worker, NEDA Team Member Nurse Researcher & Informaticist Our Lady of Fatima University Noel Flores Team Leader Businessman Ronel Jimenez Team Member Mathematics Instructor San Juan de Letran Christine Joyce Ajoc Team Member Anthropologist University of the Philippines

6. Roma Atabug The “Informer” Michael Joseph Diño The “Tech-companion” Team Member Development Worker, NEDA Team Member Development Worker, NEDA Team Member Nurse Researcher & Informaticist Our Lady of Fatima University Reminds tasks; sweetest companion Manage group materials, reports and audio-visual presentations Noel Flores The “Guardian” Team Leader Businessman Ronel Jimenez The “Entertainer” Leader and decision maker Team Member Mathematics Instructor San Juan de Letran Cultural presentation; singer Christine Joyce Ajoc The “Joker” Team Member Anthropologist University of the Philippines Provide ‘light moments’; source of jokes for all

7. GSE 2011 TIMELINE Pre-departure preparation Attend Rotary Meetings AUGUST DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY Flight to Japan Received application form from Valenzuela West 1st alternate became a group member GSE 2011 was formed

8. Rotarian INVOLVEMENT

9. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL D2680 RID 2680 covers all the region of Hyogo Prefecture located at the midwest of the main island facing the Japan Sea. 74 clubs 3,000Rotarians

10. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL D2680 HOT SPRINGS KOBE BEEF KOBE WATER SOY SAUCE CRAB HIMEJI CASTLE ‘SAKE’ FINE NOODLE AUTO-ELECTRICALS

11. ROTARY MEETINGS & BANNER EXCHANGE

12. DISTRICT CONFERENCE

13. PREDEPARTURE Group PREPARATION

14. PREPARING FOR GSE 2011 1 Cultural PresPractice Predeparture Materials 2 3 Language Class Nihongo

15. STUDY EXCHANGE IEC Materials

16. JAPANESE Learn to Speak Our 14-session class started January and ends before our departure; location: Ortigas GOOD MORNING OHAYO GOZAIMAZU! GOOD AFTERNOON KONICHIWA! GOOD EVENING KONBANWA! I AM ______ WATASHI WA _________ DES IM FROM VALENZUELA CITY, ROTARY CLUB VALENZUELA WEST ROTARY KRAB NO VARENZUELA SHI KARA KIMASHITA

17. CULTURAL PRESENTATION “Kalesa’

18. GSE Members’ Cultural and Fellowship VISITS

19. CULTURAL VISITS IN A NUTSHELL Kyoto Japanese Pagoda Himeji Castle Sosyasan Temple Kakurinji Temple Jyurinji Temple Takasago Shrine Kashima Shrine Oushiko Shrine Yodoku House Visit to Kyoto Ikuno Silver Mine Toy Museum Science Museum Suntory Brewery Kobe Steel Works Archeology Museum Printing Company “Wabi-Sabi” Assembly of Youths Buddhism Arts Museum of Nature Museum of History Rice Brewery Kobe Disaster Reduction Dyeing Experience Arima Hotel Onsen 5 days of immersion at Japanese homes

20. SITTING-TYPE BATHROOMS WITH HOT BATH BED-ON-FLOOR WITH HI-TECH ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS JAPANESE DOLLS/ ORNAMENTS SEPARATE SLIPPERS FOR EVERY SECTION SMALL KITCHEN WITH TEA SETS WIDE TATAMI ROOMS OVERLOOKING JAPANESE GARDENS

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23. GSE Members’ Vocational VISITS

24. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL D2680 Buildings, Japanese gardens and Construction sites Hospitals, nursing homes, technological sites Math classes; highschools Museums, cultural activities Hospitals, day-care centers, special classes

25. Kansai University Ethonology Museum Kansai Rousai Hospital Farewell Party at Amagasaki Welcome Party DAY 1 TUESDAY DAY 2 WEDNESDAY DAY 3 THURSDAY DAY 4 FRIDAY DAY 5 SATURDAY DAY 6 SUNDAY Ashiya Special School Ashiya International School Mathematics Class Tagalog Class Host Families Kyoto Cultural Visit Welcome at Kansai Airport WEEK 1 GETTING TO KNOW JAPAN

26. DEPARTURE AT TERMINAL 2

27. ARRIVAL AT KANSAI AIRPORT

28. FIRST DINNER AT HOTEL NEW ARCHAIC

29. SEND-OFF AND WELCOME PARTY

30. SEND-OFF AND WELCOME PARTY

31. ASHIYA SPECIAL SCHOOL

32. ASHIYA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

33. INSPECT MATHEMATICS CLASSES

34. VISIT TAGALOG CLASS

35. KYOTO VISIT: GOLDEN TEMPLE

36. KYOTO VISIT: PAGODA

37. KYOTO VISIT: SAKURA SITE

38. NIGHT AT THE AMAGASAKI BAR

39. FAREWELL PARTY AT AMAGASAKI

40. Kansai University Ethonology Museum Kansai Rousai Hospital Farewell Party at Amagasaki Welcome Party DAY 1 TUESDAY DAY 2 WEDNESDAY DAY 3 THURSDAY DAY 4 FRIDAY DAY 5 SATURDAY DAY 6 SUNDAY Ashiya Special School Ashiya International School Mathematics Class Tagalog Class Kyoto Cultural Visit Welcome at Kansai Airport WEEK 1 GETTING TO KNOW JAPAN

41. Himeji City Hall Club Meeting: Himeji Chuo Red Cross Hospital Toy Museum Silver Mine Farewell Party Harima Shrine Club Meeting: Himeji Enyoji Temple DAY 8 MONDAY DAY 9 TUESDAY DAY 10 WEDNESDAY DAY 11 THURSDAY DAY 12 FRIDAY DAY 13 SATURDAY Recycling Facility Club Meeting: Himeji West Junior and Senior Highschool Science Museum Host Families Visit Himeji Castle Welcome Party WEEK 2 THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT

42. HIMEJI CASTLE VISIT

43. WELCOME PARTY AT HIMEJI

44. RECYCLING FACILITY

45. CLUB MEETING: HIMEJI WEST

46. TOFU PARTY

47. HIMEJI CITY HALL

48. CLUB MEETING: HIMEJI CHUO

49. RED CROSS HOSPITAL: NURSING SCHOOL

50. RED CROSS HOSPITAL

51. JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL

52. FILIPINO RESTAURANT: SAMPAGUITA

53. ENYOJI TEMPLE

54. ENYOJI TEMPLE

55. ENYOJI TEMPLE

56. WEDDING CEREMONY

57. WEDDING CEREMONY SHRINE

58. SUSHI AND ICE CREAM DINNER

59. IKUNO MOUNTAIN

60. IKUNO SILVER MINE

61. TEA CEREMONY WITH HIMEJI ROTARIANS

62. TOY MUSEUM

63. TOY MUSEUM: CHERRY BLOSSOM TEA

64. FREE DAY: CATHOLIC MASS

65. FREE DAY: HIMEJI DRIVING RANGE

66. FAREWELL PARTY: HIMEJI

67. Himeji City Hall Club Meeting: Himeji Chuo Red Cross Hospital Toy Museum Silver Mine Farewell Party Harima Shrine Club Meeting: Himeji Enyoji Temple DAY 8 MONDAY DAY 9 TUESDAY DAY 10 WEDNESDAY DAY 11 THURSDAY DAY 12 FRIDAY DAY 13 SATURDAY Recycling Facility Club Meeting: Himeji West Junior and Senior Highschool Science Museum Host Families Visit Himeji Castle Welcome Party WEEK 2 THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT

68. Suntory Beverage Jyurinji Temple Takasago Shrine Kikkoman Printing Move to Kobe Portpia for District Conference Kakogawa Steel Works Club Meeting: Kakogawa Archeology Museum DAY 15 MONDAY DAY 16 TUESDAY DAY 17 WEDNESDAY DAY 18 THURSDAY DAY 19 FRIDAY DAY 20 SATURDAY Kakurinji Temple Inami poultry Quakeproof site Stone Garden Wabi-Sabi Dyeing Experience Move in to Kakogawa Hotel Kakogawa Hospital Welcome Party WEEK 3 THE OTHER SIDE OF JAPAN

69. KAKOGAWA HOSPITAL

70. WELCOME PARTY

71. UNI-QLO EXPERIENCE

72. ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM

73. CLUB MEETING: KAKOGAWA

74. KOBE STEEL WORKS

75. JYURINJI TEMPLE

76. TAKASAGO SHRINE

77. QUAKE-PROOF SITE

78. CALLIGRAPHY EXPERIENCE

79. PRINTING COMPANY

80. SUNTORY BREVERAGE

81. STONE GARDEN

82. WABI-SABI EXPERIENCE

83. DYEING EXPERIENCE

84. FAREWELL PARTY

85. TAKOYAKI CENTER

86. LONGEST BRIDGE

87. ASSEMBLY OF YOUTHS

88. Suntory Beverage Jyurinji Temple Takasago Shrine Kikkoman Printing Move to Kobe Portpia for District Conference Kakogawa Steel Works Club Meeting: Kakogawa Archeology Museum DAY 15 MONDAY DAY 16 TUESDAY DAY 17 WEDNESDAY DAY 18 THURSDAY DAY 19 FRIDAY DAY 20 SATURDAY Kakurinji Temple Inami poultry Quakeproof site Stone Garden Wabi-Sabi Dyeing Experience Move in to Kakogawa Hotel Kakogawa Hospital Welcome Party WEEK 3 THE OTHER SIDE OF JAPAN

89. Kobe Disaster Reduction Arima Grand Hotel JICA Bhuddism center Yodoku Guest House Social Welfare Center Museum of Nature Universal Studios DAY 22 MONDAY DAY 23 TUESDAY DAY 24 WEDNESDAY DAY 25 THURSDAY DAY 26 FRIDAY DAY 27 SATURDAY Club Meeting: Nishinomiya Hyogo Board of Education Nishinomiya Shrine Rice Brewery Hyogo Medical University School for the Handicapped Canadian School Kobe University WEEK 4 OUR LAST SHOT

90. SCHOOL FOR THE HANDICAPPED

91. KOBE UNIVERSITY

92. BUDDHISM CENTER

93. GUEST HOUSE

94. SCHOOL FOR THE HANDICAPPED

95. HOME FOR THE ELDERLY

96. CLUB MEETING NISHINOMIYA

97. KOBE TOWER

98. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

99. HYOGO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

100. HYOGO YATCH CLUB

101. RICE BREWERY (SAKE)

102. ARIMA GRAND HOTEL

103. ARIMA GRAND HOTEL: ONSEN

104. MUSEUM OF NATURE

105. JAICA AND KOBE DISASTER REDUCTION

106. GSE CHAIR BIRTHDAY

107. FAREWELL PARTY

108. Things that FILIPINOS Must LEARN from the JAPANESE

109. LESSON #1 TIME is GOLD but TIME MANAGEMENT is PLATINUM

110. LESSON #2 DON’T DRINK and DRINK and DRIVE

111. LESSON #3 SERVE OTHERS even if you’re NOT PAID

112. LESSON #4 CLEANLINESS is next to PROGRESS

113. LESSON #5 Consider HEALTH as Everybody’s RIGHT

114. LESSON #6 Be PROUD of your COUNTRY

115. LESSON #7 Don’t reproduce your CULTURE, GROW it instead

116. LESSON #8 LOVENATURE LEAVE some to the FUTURE GENERATIONS

117. LESSON #9 LOVE your PROFESSION Its your personal CALLING

118. LESSON #10 Consider EVERYTHING As an ICHI-GO-ICHI-YE

119. END OF PRESENTATION SALAMAT PO. Michael Joseph Dino, BSN-RN, MAN (Meritissimus) graduate, bachelor of science in nursing, 2005 graduated meritissimus, master of arts in nursing, OLFUGS 2007 with PhD units, PhD. Developmental Studies, USTGS clinical instructor/faculty – nursing virtual laboratory, OLFU Nursing Boards Examination Reviewer, OLFU Graphics and Icons: Istockphoto, Stockxpert, PresentationPro