KCJS CULTURAL ORIENTATION2012-2013

Scott Parks, Student Advisor – bospkcjssa@lists.stanford.edu

INTRODUCTORY VIDEO!

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MAPS

DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY

Fusoukan ( 扶桑館 ) International Center KCJS! KCJS Library ( 図書室 )

Meitokukan ( 明徳館 ) Cafeteria ( 食堂 ) Conbini ( コンビニ ) International Lounge Stationary Store Coffee Shop ( 喫茶店 )

Doshisha Library ( 図書館 ) Kanbaikan ( 寒梅館 )

Study spaces Cafe

KCJS CENTER

Program Director:Lindsay

Yotsukura

Librarian:Michiko

Nakanishi

Assistant Director:

Fusako Shore

Housing Coordinator:Tazuko Wada

Financial Officer:Yoshiko Hollstein

CLIMATE

Summer 夏

冬 Winter

TRANSPORTATION

Train / SubwayBusBike

TRANSPORTATION

Train / Subway

HOUSING

Three options:ApartmentHome StayKajiwara House

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

Meals / Food Toilets, bath Saving energy Internet Provided House expectations Follow Customs Gifts IT VARIES A LOT

LIVING WITH A HOST FAMILY

Do’s

• Say Yes • Engage • Invite • Respect • Help Out

Don’t

• Be Wasteful • Discuss

Money (and other sensitive topics)

• Wait • Be Shy

MEETING JAPANESE STUDENTS

DESA / KIXS Joining Clubs (CIP) Student Auditors Other International

Students Be Outgoing!

TYPICAL DAY

7:15 Wake Up 7:15 – 8:15 AM Breakfast / Get Ready 8:20 – 9:00 Commute 9:10 – 12:00 (2 hours only) Language Classes 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:10 – 19:00

Afternoon Classes Free Time Commute Homework + Host Family Time

19:00 – 20:00 Dinner 20:00 – 23:00 HW + Host Family 23:00 Sleep!

LOGISTICS - SAFETY

Very Safe!

Chikan / Women’s Only Cars

LOGISTICS - MONEY

CASH BASED SOCIETY ¥ ¥ ¥ Utilize CitiBank and Post Office ATMS ( ゆう

ちょ銀行 ) Exchange rates. 円高 Have access to multiple sources of money Transportation and food stipends from KCJS Exchange rate / Endaka ( 円高 ) $1 ~ ¥80

LOGISTICS - COMMUNICATION

Cell Phones 3 companies – Softbank, NTT Docomo, Au Try to get phones from SCTI??? Prepaid plans buy phone cards at convenience

stores Use texting (mail / メール ) over calling. ¥3000

for unlimited メール Mail

Send it to the KCJS center Have a reliable way of staying in touch with

loved ones

関西弁／京都弁(KANSAI-BEN / KYOTO-BEN)

Ooki ni arigatou

Akan dame

Meccha totemo

Chau chigau

Honma hontou ni

Aho baka

~ya da

~wa ~yo

~de ~yo

Tabeharu taberu (only Kyoto)

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

AVOID 外人 SMASH Talking on the phone and eating

on trains Talking on the phone in confined

spaces Take shoes off indoors Punctuality Avoid eating while walking Don’t leave chopsticks in food

Nomikai ( 飲み会 )

KCJS PROGRAM STUFF

Community Involvement Project (CIP)http://kcjs.jp/cip/blog/

Language Partner Fall Trip Bowling

いってらっしゃい！！ bospkcjssa@lists.stanford.edu