Global Family Camp 2012 (Part 6): We are Happy to be a part of it

Once again, we would like to thank the 교보생명교육문화재단 for having facilitated and coordinated such an event. 

이런 활동을 통해서 우리가 한국에서 사는 것이 색다르게 변하고 있습니다.

After having finished our Archery activity, what left for us was......finding back all of the arrows we shot earlier. It would not be a big problem if the arrows hit the target. We just pluck them out of the target board. But what about the missing ones? We got no choice but to search for them in the bushes behind the target board.

Now: searching time! The kids loved it. As for the adults, we got no choice but to go further beyond the perimeter to find any missing arrows. 

-----it was about 10.30 when we finished having our first activity.

Then, off we went to make organic soap. Eyra and her Korean family friends were busy looking at how the soaps were being made.

Then, we made these cute little family out of pins and nuts.^^

We were making a family dolls out of cloth-pin and nuts. We drew our family members' faces and glued them on the pins. See the picture?

Then, we made a book out of some paper and some fancy papers. We could decorate and write anything we liked. Each family got a pack of fancy cards, some posters, pictures, and other prearranged information on each country. 

We cut and pasted the pictures onto our books eventually so as to make them look like the ones shown above.

It took some coordination and cooperation to make this simple design. Yet, creativity was what we needed. Finally, though, a 30-minute task given to each family turned out to be a hard-driven spirit and challenge for us. After all, we would not have finished making it, had we not cooperated. Right?

The final remarks from the committee, National Youth Center, Kyobo Life, and 동부교육지원청. And of course, we thank them for inviting us to participate in the program.

We said goodbyes to our doumi or liaison officer during the events. Till we meet again...^^

Now, I want to write down the reason as to why we were chosen as the participants of this program: our daughter, Eyra, is now attending Cheongryang Elementary School. As one of the families whose children attend Korean Elementary School, we were given an opportunity by the school to participate in the program. After submitting our application form, we were happy to know that we were among 24 families selected to participate in the Global Family Camp 2012. 

That's pretty much the reason as to why we were chosen to be the participants.

We were so happy to be able to meet multicultural families and Korean families along the way. 

A worth-it trip. 

Once again...we would like to thanks the 동부뵤육지원청 and 교보생명교육문화재단 for having facilitated and coordinated such an event. 

이런 활동을 통해서 우리가 한국에서 사는 것이 색다르게 변하고 있습니다.

Global Family Camp (part 1)

Global Family Camp 2012 or 지구촌 한가족 캠프...here we go. We started off at 동부교육지원청at around Cheongnyangni (well a bit far off). We started the day at around 9 pm where we had to gather with other families before departing.

Off we went to Cheonan NYC (National Youth Center) where we would be having a 2-day event of family camping. Freya and her Mom were on the bus ready to go. ^^ 

After arriving at about 12 and had our lunch, we were ushered into the UN hall--one the so many halls and auditoriums--located within the 42-acre camping ground. 

After changing our clothes into the camping uniform--the one like Freya was wearing--, then ready were we!  

We were teaming up with one Korean family. The committee deliberately planned in such a way that one Korean family would be teaming up with one multicultural or international family. By having so, the two families would end up learning their differences and similarities and creating a sense of togetherness and oneness--which was the goal of this global camp in the first place. 

The first task: each group must create a bulletin on a white paper to describe themselves through pictures, and any other medium:  to express themselves. See other groups over there? 

Oh, I should have mentioned that there were other international families from Iran, Nepal, China, Jeoseonjeok, and of course Indonesia. The rest were those of Korean origins.  

See what happened in the first task? It was quite an amazing experience. First: Eyra started to draw Korean flag 'Taegukki'. It was impressive, I guess. Instead of drawing Indonesian flag, she came across to draw Korean flag, instead. 

Then...of course, eventually she drew the Indonesian flag, too. As for her counterpart, Korean family's kids: they were drawing Eyra's family and her own.

This was pretty much of what came put of the first task ever. We just met and there was somewhat a sense of belonging to one entity or sort of understanding. 

See the kids? They became close and played along well since.  

The first hours but they have become friends.

마난지 2시간이었지만 친한 친구로 되었나 봐요.^^

The background-- I mean the bulletins that we made--became the highlights of the first day afternoon activities. And..if you wondered as to when it was? It was around 2.30 pm. Yup, you guessed it right. 

It was afternoon. But, thankfully, it was an indoor activities.....just before having our first ever outdoor activity under the scorching heat of summer: Treasure Hunting or 보물 찾기^^. (Talk about it in my other entry)

The kids were lining up to take their first map and clues to find the treasure within the 42-acre wide camping ground. Nuts? maybe, but it turned out to be so much fun....

it was just the first day, but we had a lot of fun already. 

It was just the first day이지만..벌써 재미있는 활동들이 많아서 신나게 활동했습니다.

그래서...I think I should thank 교보생명교육문화재단 for having facilitated and coordinated such an event. 

이런 활동을 통해서 우리가 한국에서 사는 것이 색다르게 변하고 있습니다.