All posts by Thomas Greve

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It was a life-changing adventure

I was with World Campus International during the summer of 2010, and I was never the same after that. I feel that it changed me in ways I never thought it would. And for the better.

When I first applied to the program, I did it because I wanted to know Japan not from the point of view of a tourist, but from the local communities. Once I read about WCI, I realized that it was exactly what I was looking for. Staying with host families, helping the local communities, getting to know the culture from the inside – it sounded perfect. But nothing could prepare me for the emotional rollercoaster that I was about to enter.

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When I arrived at Tama (Tokyo), one of the members of the staff told me: “Welcome to an hell of a ride!”. I remember to think that he was just trying to be funny and dynamic. By the end of the program, I realized that he was not joking.

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My experience with the host-families was simply amazing. I connected so much to them that, even 2 years after my experience with WCI, I keep in touch with them on a weekly basis. I really feel like they are my family. Also, the WCI group and all the experiences we went through together created really strong bonds. I already visited some of my friends that I met there, and I received them at my house, in Portugal, too! And not only the WCI friends, but also japanese friends that I met during our activities.

I remember that, on the last day in Japan, we were asked to comment on the highlights of the trip. I was crying so much that it was really hard to do it. I was crying because I made bonds in such a small amount of time, that I never thought I would. I stepped so many times out of my comfort zone during the trip that I felt so much stronger and confident, that even made me confuse. It was intense. Really intense. And wonderful.

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And I will come back, for sure. Hopefully, I’ll be able to do so in 2013. I hope you can join me too!

Ana Margarida Cardoso (Portugal)

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Visit at Gothenburg in Sweden

Hiro Nishimura was invited to the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and he presented the World Campus – Japan program to the interested Gothenburg students. We would like to thank Truman-sensei, Shimizu-sensei, and Okamoto-sensei, the faculty members at the department of languages and literatures of the university for helping us introduce our program.

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Presentations at the Oslo Kathedralskole and the Oslo Handelgymnasium

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World Campus – Japan Norwegian alumni, Maria Sorlid and Natalia Hansen joined Hiro Nishimura in the program presentations at the Oslo Kathedralskole and the Oslo Handelgymnasium. We would like to thank Mr. Eskil Olaf Vestre, one of the Japanese teachers at the Oslo Handelgymnasium for inviting us to the school.

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WCI CEO visited the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

World Campus – Japan alumnus, Joakim Gasoy joined Hiro Nishimura in the program presentation at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and talked about his experience to the fellow students. We also would like to thank Assistant Professor Sachiko Shin Halley for invited us to the university and meeting with us.

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WC-J 2013 Presentations in Denmark

World Campus – Japan Alumni, Christian Damgaard(’08) and Nina Moller(’11) joined Hiro Nishimura in the presentations at the University of Roskilde and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and shared their experiences to the fellow university students. There were over 40 interested students participated in the presentations.

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