Kumon EIC
4th Overseas Study TourJAKARTA & LAMPUNG, Indonesia

SUMMARY REPORT
From March 25th to March 30th, 2019, a group of 30 EIC alumni
went to Indonesia to visit Lampung and Jakarta for the 4thOverseas Study Tour.

… to experience different
cultures and see the realityof the world and to think
what we can do.
… to feel and understand“GlobalCommunity”
throughcommunicatingwith local people and OST
members.
… to motivate each otherand try harder to achieve
higher goals.

Everyone gathers for a big group photo before departing to Srikandi cooperatives

Camp Leaders and OST participants at the farewell dinner party!

DAY 1March 25th (Mon)

9:30
11:45
17:30
18:30
19:00
20:00
21:00
21:30

Meet at airport
Fly to Jakarta !
*Camp Leaders wait at airport

Check-in to hotel
Dinner time
Orientation
Practice
Free timeOn March 25th we gathered at Haneda airport very early in themorning to get ready for check-in. Everyone was nervous andexcited at the same time. For a lot of us, it was their first time
flying to another country. One thing we knew for sure even before
flying to Indonesia- tons of excitement was awaiting us!

https://youtu.be/dpMcYp4DeJQ
Click on this link to view the digest video for Day 1

Our first dinnerwith IndonesianCamp Leaders

It was a very long flight (7 hours!) until we landed at the airport in
Jakarta. It was a very big airport so we had to walk for 20 minutes
until we got outside. There were a lot people and a lot of signs in aforeign language (Bahasa Indonesia). But our Indonesia Camp
Leaders were already waiting for us with a big bus! We all went to
the hotel for our first dinner with Indonesian food and had a longrest before our flight to Lampung the next day.

Camp Leaders gather for their 1st night meeting to finalize the plan for the whole tour!

DAY 2
March 26th (TUE)

6:30 Breakfast time/
7:30 Depart from hotel
9:00
Fly to Lampung !
10:30
12:15 Lunch time
12:45 Travel to Ulubelu
15:00 Visit coffee farm

Check out

? Coffee harvesting? Coffee production

17:00 Dinner time
21:00 Bed timeEveryone at the airport before departure for Lampung

It was day full of travel for us. We
flew to Lampung in the morningand travelled with World Wildlife
Fund (WWF) representatives to
Ulubelu, a village situated deep inthe forest! We went there to meetwith a group of coffee farmers
called “Srikandi.”

It was raining when we reached
the village but the villagers were
eagerly waiting for us andwelcomed us with a lot of warmth.
We were treated generously witha long table full of traditional
Indonesian snacks! We were thentaught about the history of
Srikandi and how the cooperative
helped to improve the financial
situation of families in the village.

WWF representatives explained to us how coffee was grown andharvested. What was the most exciting is that we were given theopportunity to see with our own eyes the coffee beans still fresh off the
branches and to learn how to pick the good beans for roasting. We got
to taste the fresh coffee beans and the coffee as well! Then wegathered to see how the roasted coffee beans were ground. We also
helped to pack the coffee powder into package!

DAY 3
March 27th (WED)

7:00 Breakfast time
8:00 Travel to Datarajan
10:00 Exchange activities? Presentation? Game ? Sing

11:30 Lunch time
12:30 Group activities? Workshops? Plant ? Harvest? Cake tasting

16:00 Go back to hotel
18:00 Night meeting
19:00 Dinner time
20:00 Free time

We woke up early again for al on gri detoDataraj an
Elementary School. It was also
in the village of Ulubelu. With
support from the World Wildlife
Fund Indonesia, Datarajan
Elementary
Schoolhas
implemented initiatives that
help their students become
more aware of environmental
conservation and sustainability.

Photo with the local students who performed

Another photo with the local students

Everyone was dancing together!

A view from the bus window on the way to Datarajan

Upon arriving at the school gate,
we immediately heard the soundsof drums and music from theschool grounds. A group of local
students began performing a
traditional Indonesian dance towelcome us. The students’performance costumes shonebrightly under the sun. The dancemoves were delicate and beautiful!
We were invited to join and dance
together. The dance movements
were difficult but we laughed andfollowed along anyway. We thenattended a ceremony where we
listened to welcoming speeches
from the Headmaster, the WWF
representative in Indonesia, and a
representative from the Ministry of
Education.

Our morning was spent on learning
how to plant trees in the school yard.
The tools were so strange and heavy
for us to hold but the local students
used them with ease! The planting
workshops were followed with abreak in which the local students
invited us for a game of Sepak
Takraw. Even though a lot of us had
never played it before, we had fun
and clapped our hands to cheer forthe members who played. We realized that even when we don’t share acommon language, we could stillcommunicate in different ways.

“We realized that even when we don’t
share a common language, we could stillcommunicate in different ways.”In the afternoon, we had a cultural exchange session with the local
students. A representative of the local students explained to us thedifferent environmentally friendly initiatives in the school. We alsopresented to them projects happening in our schools that contributeto protecting the environment. Afterwards, we took turns to teachthe students the Fortune Cookie song and dance, the tea ceremony,calligraphy, games, origami and the PPAP dance. We were touchedby the enthusiasm of the students to learn about our country. Someof us sat next to them to write their names in calligraphy, or to help
them finish folding a “paper crane” or a “samurai hat.” A lot of them
kept their paper hats on even when they danced “PPAP”! We were
surprised to see that everyone knew how to sing and dance “PPAP.”

Indonesian friends
taught us how to makebracelets and recycle
plastics to make pillows
After our presentations, we went to two different classrooms toattend workshops. One was about making bracelets and the otherwas about making pillows from used plastic bags. We sat side by sidewith the local students to learn from them. Some of us even took
this chance to practice our Bahasa Indonesia. We could hear “Terimakasih” (meaning “thank you”) here and there in the small classrooms. When it was time to go home, all the teachers and students
stood in line and shook hands with each of us. We were touched by
the tight squeeze of their hands, their shining eyes, and gentle
smiles. “Please come here again,” said one of the few teachers who
could speak English in the school.

https://youtu.be/8jVSSjPcKLI
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DAY 4
March 28th (Thu)Breakfast/
7:00
*7:40
8:00 Depart from hotel
10:45
Fly to Jakarta !
11:40
12:30 Check-in to hotel
13:00 Lunch time
15:00 Workshops
Check out

Staff meeting? Story of Misa

? Get to know DuAnyam

18:00 Night meeting
19:00 Dinner time
Free time
20:00*20:00Staff meetingWe were now half way throughout the
study tour program. On this day wearrived back in Jakarta and attended aworkshop by Misa Norigami. She is amasters degree student in Waseda
University and an overseas intern for
Du’anyam, a social enterprise that works
with rural Indonesian women to produce
and promote handicraft products for saleinternationally. Misa had accompanied us
from the beginning of the tour. As astudent majoring in International Human
Rights Law, Misa was passionate about
studying inequality and injustice, as well
as how countries can work together toovercome these obstacles. With a great
deal of overseas experience, Misa was arole model for us to aim for higher goals
and challenges.

During the workshop, Misa told us about how she had discovered herpassion through her early experiences living in China, especially inbeing exposed to the conflicts during the Anti-Japan movements there
and to the learning opportunities during her participation in the Model
United Nations.

Not only did we get to hear Misa’s
stories, we were also provided with
opportunities to reflect and shareopinions with each other. First, we wereasked to reflect on their observations ofIndonesian culture for the past few
days.

Later, we were also given theopportunity to choose a volunteer
program abroad and explain why wewould be interested in joining aparticular program. We voiced ourinterests in different fields such as
medical assistance, construction,
education, and environmental conservation. Misa wrapped up each discussion
with tips from her own experiences tohelp us imagine how we could take small
steps to achieve our goals.

Hanna, co-founder of Du’anyam and an former EIC Camp Leader, also
attended the workshop to provide information about her organization.
Through Hanna’s presentation, we understood the hardship of rural
women, especially pregnant women, who work hard to earn a living.
Through Du’anyam’s work, their lives and their children’s lives are
empowered. Following Hanna’s presentation was a Q&A session withthe participants. Before Hanna left, some of us represented the wholegroup to give Hanna the school bags we had collected for donation to
the children of the village. The workshop ended with a beautiful sunset
and each of us taking turns sharing what their goals were after thisOverseas Study Tour.

The day ends with beautiful smiles and beautiful sunset!

DAY 5
March 29th (FRI)

Breakfast
7:00
*7:40
8:00 Depart from hotel
9:45 Visit Taman Mini
? Museum of Indonesia
11:40 ? Pavilions
12:00 Lunch time
13:00 Workshop/
15:00 Komodo Museum
16:00 Shopping
16:30 Go to back to hotel
19:00 Dinner time
Free time
20:00*20:00Staff meetingnight meeting

Staff meetingAt breakfast, we could tell that everyone was excited about the planfor the day. We were going to Taman Mini, an Indonesian cultural
miniature park. Taman Mini is a famous sightseeing attraction where
you can experience how culturally and religiously diverse Indonesia is.
On the way to Taman Mini, we were awed by the number of motorbikes on the streets and the various shapes and sizes of the buildings
on both sides of the road.

We all arrived at
Taman Mini!

MUSEUM OF INDONESIA

Our first visit was to the Museum of Indonesia, which houses one of
the largest collections of cultural artifacts in the country. The first floor
was filled with displays of distinct clothing from different ethnic
groups, while the second and third floors display architectural
miniatures of houses and furniture from different regions of Indonesia.
Participants were divided into smaller groups and given the task towalk around the museum to find an assigned artifact and research its
meaning. For example, one task was to locate the display of ethnic
clothes from Lampung and take notes of the functions of these clothes
as well as their meanings. By the end of the tour, we were moreaware of why some housing structures are taller than others, or why
certain clothes have a distinct set of colors to them.

Before lunch time, our Indonesia Camp Leaders introduced us tovarious religious sites that belong to the six major religions inIndonesia. Do you know what they are? They are Islam, ChristianProtestant, Christian Catholic, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. These buildings were right next to each other, signifying theunity in diversity of Indonesia.

After lunch, we gathered for a workshop to reflect on what we
observed and learned. We were divided into smaller groups todiscuss what they observed and learned in regard to three topics:
clothing, housing, and religions. We had to work with each other toprepare for a group presentation about these topics. The topic
about religions brought about interesting observations shared bysome friends, one of which was what we can do to show ourunderstanding for others’ religions, especially if our friends have a
different religions from us.

GROUP PRESENTATIONS

Before we left Taman Mini, we had some time to visit the Komodo
Museum. For a lot of us, it was our first time seeing the Komodo
dragon in real life. Some said that the Komodo dragons were very
big but that they didn’t look scary at all. The whole day wrapped up
with a lot of laughter from the Komodo Museum tour and shopping
time. We scattered around the souvenir shop to look for presents
for our family and friends. Some also bought shirts, sunglasses, andice-cream for themselves!

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DAY 6
March 30th (SAT)

Breakfast/
8:00
*8:40
9:00 Staff’s instruction
Staff meeting

Check out

Blog making

12:00 Lunch time
14:00 Shopping
15:00 Final packing
16:30 Farewell party
19:30 Go to airport
23:50
Fly to Tokyo !

This was our last day in Indonesia. In the morning, we gathered forour last workshop. In this workshop, participants sat in small
groups to finish an important task- each group had to complete a
blog post that summarized our trip to Indonesia. In preparation for
their blog posts, groups were asked to discuss what activities weremost interesting, what was surprising or enjoyable, and what waslearned about the world from this trip.

We had an exciting time recalling what had happened over the pastfew days and worked hard to write our experiences down. We wereso focused that some didn’t leave even when lunch time came.
Thanks to their dedication, we collected six very interesting blog
posts which were uploaded to the EIC website!

This was a collection of small but meaningful moments that wereshared during the trip. Some recalled the moment when it suddenly started raining during our visit to the Datarajan Elementary
School, or when they saw chickens running around in the backyard,or when they were given mangosteens by the Indonesian students.
One big lesson we have all learned together from our Indonesianfriends was that despite differences in languages, we could always
come up with different ways to communicate our thoughts andfeelings!

https://www.immersioncamp.com/blog/ost-blog1/
So, Ayano, Momoka, Hitoha, Kentaro

https://www.immersioncamp.com/blog/ost-blog2/
Hibiki, Kaho, Saki, Yu, Taisei

https://www.immersioncamp.com/blog/ost-blog3/Gota, Lise, Kaho, Mami, Daigo

https://www.immersioncamp.com/blog/ost-blog4/
Yura, Aoi, Wakoto, Sakura, Mayu

https://www.immersioncamp.com/blog/ost-blog5/
Nao, Madoka, Sakura, Yura, Shuichiro

https://www.immersioncamp.com/blog/ost-blog6/
Tomoha, Kei, Yui, Tomo, Miwa

In the afternoon, we packed things up,
did our final shopping, and went to thedinner party venue. The dinner party
was carefully planned by anothergroup of Indonesian Camp Leaders.
When we arrived at the building, wewere greeted by the familiar cheer of“Welcome! Welcome!” It felt as if wewere in EIC again. The party was kickstarted with exciting games, followedby “Dreamy Grandpa” (Professor
Akihiro Chiba former UNESCO member
and present Kumon adviser) cutting
the top of the turmeric rice cake,signaling the official start of the party.
We enjoyed the food while watchingspecial performances by some of theparticipants.

We enjoyed a flute performance,
followed by the Da Pump! Dance, theFortune Cookie Dance, and a live
enactment of the Urashima TaroJapanese fairy tale that made everyone
fall down laughing. There was also a
performance by the Camp Leaders
called “Poco Poco” and then everyone
threw themselves into the classic“Chocolate” dance! At this point, no one
was shy anymore. We stood in a big
circle and danced to whatever weremembered of the song, laughing andcheering each other on. The dinner
ended with a lot of hugs and thanks.
We felt grateful for the support from all
the Camp Leaders who always warmed
our hearts with their kindness andenthusiasm throughout the tour.

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Our bus ride back to the hotel was filled with sudden bursts ofsongs from some of the participants in between moments of silence.
In a few hours, we would be on our way back to Japan, leaving all
our wonderful Indonesian friends behind. We wondered when wewould be here again. We wondered how to continue to treasure allof these beautiful memories. Terima kasih banyak, teman-teman diIndonesia! (“Thank you very much our Indonesian friends!”) We will
miss you a lot and we will see each other again!

Special thanks to all the Camp
Leaders who gathered and madethis trip happen like a miracle:Isma, Himmi, Rivo, Fauzan, Icha,
Widuri, Wahyu, Shafira, Nesya,
Nia, Magda, Hanna, Aby, Pamput,
Marcel and Linh. Special thanks to
WWF Japan and Indonesia forconnecting us to the local
community and their initiatives.
Special thanks to Hanna & Misa forbringing us the stories andgoodwill from Du’anyam. Special
thanks to Manami for always
taking good care of us. Special
thanks to Dreamy Grandpa whoalways supports our initiatives.

See you again in our
next Overseas Study
Tour!