After Universal Studios some of our hosts take us into Osaka City centre for another Japanese banquet and to see the sights. The neon lights are fantastic and spread out in all directions and the shopping malls just seem to go on forever.
We have shaba shaba tonight – cooking our own food at the table.
We are also taken down a narrow alleyway with Japanese taverns and houses where there is a small shrine which is quite famous and where you can throw water at the god and say a prayer.
The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.
In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.
For each team member, the Foundation provides the most economical round-trip airline ticket between the home and host countries. Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district. 2008 the host country is Japan.
1 comment:
Arrrggghhh, I miss Osaka!
I hope you have a great time, staying Osaka.
Duck x
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