Overnight Home Stay Program

Overnight Home Stay Program

Welcome Party

Noda International Association carried out the overnight home stay program this year too. Fourteen foreign exchange students, who are studying at universities or colleges in Chiba prefecture, stayed at ordinary homes in Noda city from August 7 to 8.
They experienced a Japanese home life and enjoyed participating in Tanabata dancing parade in Noda summer festival in the evening of August 7.
They had a good time to interchange with their host families.

Prior to the program, NIA invited 14 exchange students and 14 host families to the welcome party where they all met first and talked with each other.
The welcome party was held at NPO support center on August 7 (Saturday).
The exchange students were from Taiwan (5 persons), China(1), Korea(1), Hong Kong(1), Bhutan(1), Mongolia(1), India(1), Brazil(1), Egypt(1) and USA(1).

Commemorative photo of all the exchange students
and their host families

We had welcoming addresses from Mr. Nemoto (Mayor of Noda City), and Mr. Miyauchi (Chairman of Noda Educational Board).

An exchange student and his (her) host family met first together.

Everybody looks very happy around the table of stand-up meal.

We had fun playing Hukuwarai game (a funny face game) in which
we put a white bag over head and drew a picture of the face.

It was a very delightful party to talk and play games with exchange students from various countries.
After finishing the party, they enjoyed participating in Tanabata dancing parade in the evening.