TOKYO-MARYLAND YOUTH CAMP, 1992.
OUR WONDERFUL WORLD OF DIVERSITY.
July 30 - August 12, 1992.
Tokyo and Kiyosato, Japan.
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DIOCESE OF MARYLAND PARTICIPANTS.

Adults:
Dr. Germaine HOSTON,
Ms. Connie LIEDER,
Ms. C. B. LOVELL,
Ms. Vicki McADORY, Holy Trinity, Churchville, MD.
Ms. Sue SNYDER, St Margaret, Annapolis, MD.
Ms. Barbara SNYDER, St Margaret, Annapolis, MD.
Ms. Deborah STARR, St Christopher, Linthicum, MD, to Holy Cross, Tokyo.
Mrs. Anne C. WILSON.

Teens:
Jay ENGLISH, Holy Trinity, Churchville, MD.
Jay-Me KENNEDY, Holy Trinity, Churchville, MD.
Geoffrey MOORE, Christ the King, Woodlawn, MD, to All Saints, Tokyo.
Libre MCADORY, Holy Trinity, Churchville, MD.
Jammie MASSEY, St Mark, Lappans, MD, to St Barnabas, Tokyo.
Zachary G. SMITH, Holy Trinity, Churchville, MD.
Kathy STARR, St Christopher, Linthicum, MD, to Holy Cross, Tokyo.

APPLICATION FOR TOKYO-MARYLAND YOUTH CAMP, 1992.
OUR WONDERFUL WORLD OF DIVERSITY.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS: by The Rev. Althea Quarles.
1. Why are you applying for this experience?
2. How would you describe yourself to your Japanese host family?
3. What activities are you involved in (e.g., school, sports, religious, volunteer, job-related, etc.)?
4. Can you describe how any of these activities are beneficial to others, as well as yourself. Explain.
5. How would your best friend describe you?
6. Describe a non-academic situation during the past year in which you did not do as well as you had hoped. What was your response to this situation?
7. What would you like the Japanese teens and the people that you will meet in Japan to learn from you?
8. How would you like to share your Japanese experiences once you return to Maryland?
9. Tell about a time when you were lonely. How did you deal with it?
10. Describe the experiences you have had living away from home.
11. How will you fund this exchange?
12. Please add anything else that you wish.

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS.
1. Why did you decide to apply?
2. How did you find the process of responding to the application questions?
3. How do you juggle all your activities?
4. What are your expectations of the experience?
5. What are your long range goals?
6. How do you see this trip as part of your faith journey?
7. Have you ever had an experience with someone from another culture? If so, what did you learn from the experience?
8. Tell us about a time when you were away from home, and how you found it.

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: Geoffrey MOORE, Christ the King, Woodlawn, MD, to All Saints, Tokyo.
1. Why are you applying for this experience?
I am applying for thsi experience in order too meet people from another culture who are living at home, and to gbroaden my experiences. I am particularly interested in a cross-cultural experience with Japanese teenagers, because of my family connections, and because of my interest in Japanese cultures. As an adult, I hope to have a job that will involve some professional relationships with Japanese people, and travel to Japan.


2. How would you describe yourself to your Japanese host family?
I would describe myself as an average American teenage boy, who likes debates and challenges. I am enthusiastic and outgoing, as well as intelligent. I am particularly interested in Japaense culture, and I took a two-semester college summer extension course in the Japanese language at The Johns Hopkins University during summer, 1990. My two cousins are of half-Japanese descent, and my older cousin, Derek (7), went on an exchange visit to Japan last summer.


3. What activities are you involved in (e.g., school, sports, religious, volunteer, job-related, etc.)?
I am involved in a number of activities, as follows. At the end of my junior year of high school, I visited Puchheim, Germany (near Munich), as part of a three-week student exchange program involving other high-school German students. I studied German for three years. I am very interested in languages and linguistics. In addition to German, I studied Latin for one year, and I am currently studying French. I also audited a summer course in the Russian language at Towson State University.

I am very interested in computers. I have a mail-order IBM PC-compatible at home. I hope that I might meet some Japanese teenagers who are also interested in computers.

I like to play soccer.

I am involved with the Christ the King Sunday School group. I have participated in a number of overnight lock-ins at Christ the King. I also attend Sunday evening meetings at the St James, Monkton, youth group, where a friend of mine goes to church.

I attended the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) in Missoula, MT, during summer, 1990. I am particularly interested in greater rights of teenagers in the Episcopal Church, and I believe that this would be increased if young people (14 and older) were permitted to vote in vestry elections. I have attended some vestry meetings at Christ the King as an observer, in order to increase the visibility of teenagers there. I discusssed with things with Mr. Willett, a lawyer in our church congregation, who wrote us a letter about the legal status of teenagers voting in vestry elections.

I attend Episcopal Youth and Young Adult meeting every three months at Cathedral of the Incarnation. I volunteered as a counselor for a week at the Claggett children's conference, summer, 1990. I was also a counselor for a weekend at the Cystic Fibrosis camp.

Last summer and fall, I worked part-time at Wendy's Restaurant on Loch Raven and Joppa Road. I quit my job early this year in order to devote more time to my academic work.


4. Can you describe how any of these activities are beneficial to others, as well as yourself. Explain.
My activities in the German exchange group expanded my horizons in this area, and allow me to interact with other students who are interested in this subject.

My job at Wendy's restaurant allowed me to work in a team situation toward a common goal. It required a lot of cooperation to get all the food prepared and then clean up at the end of the day.


5. How would your best friend describe you?
I believe that my best friend would describe me as intelligent, hard-working, and persistent at things I like to do.


6. Describe a non-academic situation during the past year in which you did not do as well as you had hoped. What was your response to this situation?
My situation was that I was looking for a part-time job last summer, while I was still 15. Even though some of my friends had jobs, I was rejected because of my age. When I was rejected, I accepted it and went on.


7. What would you like the Japanese teens and the people that you will meet in Japan to learn from you?
I would like for the Japanese teenagers and other Japanese people to understand my cultural values, and I would like to learn about their values. I would like to be able to learn the difference between Japanese and American values, and universal values throughout the world.


8. How would you like to share your Japanese experiences once you return to Maryland?
I would share my experience by description of the events that took place during the exchange. In particular, I would share my experiences with member of Christ the King, and with others.


9. Tell about a time when you were lonely. How did you deal with it?
I was lonely during my sophomore year in high school. I dealt with it by outgrowing it.


10. Describe the experiences you have had living away from home.
When living away from home (see above), I know that there is more freedom to explore.


11. How will you fund this exchange?
My parents will pay the air fare and camp fee. I will use some of my Wendy's earnings for gifts for my hosts.


12. Please add anything else that you wish.
None.


July 30, 1992. Thursday. Homestay with host church. Family of Mr. and Mrs. Giichiro Uchigasaki.


July 31, 1992. Friday. Homestay with host church. Family of Mr. and Mrs. Giichiro Uchigasaki.


August 1, 1992. Saturday. Homestay with host church. Family of Mr. and Mrs. Giichiro Uchigasaki.


August 2, 1992. Sunday. Homestay with host church. Family of Mrs. Akiko Hayashi. Service at Tokyo All Saints.


August 3, 1992. Monday. Homestay with host church. Family of Mrs. Akiko Hayashi.


August 4, 1992. Tuesday. Homestay with host church. Family of Mrs. Akiko Hayashi.


August 5, 1992. Wednesday. Camp Kiyosato.
2:00 PM. Orientation. Opening prayer.
6:00 PM. Dinner
7:30 PM. Session 1. Group self-expression using colors.
11:00 PM. Lights out.


August 6, 1992. Thursday. Camp Kiyosato.
7:00 AM. Ohio meeting.
8:00 AM. Breakfast.
9:00 AM. Short address. Session 2, part 1. Forced-choice identity.
11:30 AM. Tea break.
12:00 Noon. Lunch
1:00 PM. Session 2, part 2. Forced-choice identity.
2:00 PM. Outdoor sports.
6:00 PM. Dinner
7:30 PM. Session 3. Plenary session. My four windows. Reflect upon oneself in depth. Identify own criteria. Know each other in group.
11:00 PM. Lights out.


August 7, 1992. Friday. Camp Kiyosato.
7:00 AM. Ohio meeting.
8:00 AM. Breakfast.
9:00 AM. Short address.
10:00 AM. Outdoor sports.
10:30 AM. Danbohru Gohan (Cardboard box lunch). Cook their own lunch, by using the materials contained in the boxes.
1:00 PM. Reflect how members have cooperated.
2:00 PM. Session 4. Finger painting: to know each other in silence.
6:00 PM. Dinner.
11:00 PM. Lights out.


August 8, 1992. Saturday. Camp Kiyosato.
2:00 AM. Start overnight hiking.
3:00 AM. Session 5. On the top of the mountain.
8:00 AM. Breakfast.
9:00 AM. Sleep
12:00 Noon. Lunch
1:00 PM. Nature Center Program.
3:30 PM. Session 6. Maryland delegates: Prepare for Maryland Night. Tokyo delegates: Prepare for AGAPE worship.
6:00 PM. Dinner.
7:00 PM. Maryland night.
11:00 PM. Lights out.


August 9, 1992. Sunday. Camp Kiyosato.
7:00 AM. Ohio meeting.
8:00 AM. Breakfast.
9:00 AM. Short address.
9:30 PM. Session 7. Meet on the green at the back of St. Andrew's Church. Prepare the presetnation at Session 7. 1000 yen ($8) lunch: each participant will buy a lunch with 1000 yen, together with their own group members.
3:00 PM. Session 8. Plenary meeting. Present the results of each group.
6:00 PM. Dinner.
7:00 PM. AGAPE. Celebration of Communion. Party.
11:00 PM. Lights out.


August 10, 1992. Monday. Camp Kiyosato.
7:00 AM. Ohio meeting.
8:00 AM. Breakfast.
9:00 AM. Short address.
9:30 PM. Session 9. Dismissal session. In their own group, members with encourage and bless each other. To clean rooms and outside grounds.
12:00 Noon. Lunch. Closing Prayer.
2:00 PM. Dismissal.
Kinuya Hotel, close to Ueno station.


August 11, 1992. Tuesday.


August 12, 1992. Wednesday.




Last updated, 8/11/2007, by Bill Moore.