What you can do at MIA■Learning Japanese

We offer three weekly group lessons.
■Getting useful information about daily
life and joining events
We offer information in Japanese, Chinese,
English on our website and newsletter, “MIACalendar”.

What is MIA?
Musashino International Association (MIA)
aims to make citizens more open-minded,
where people with different cultural backgrounds live together under the ideal of WorldPeace.

MIA has a variety of activities concerning international exchange, international cooperation, and foreign residents support services.

■Consulting with a specialist
We offer free legal and psychological consultation with a volunteer interpreter on the forth
Saturday every month. Please make reservation in advance.

For International students

Ryugakusei
Musashino FamilyProgram■Interpretation/Translation
We can send a volunteer to help your language difficulties in administration, educationand social welfare. There is a charge in thisservice.
■Volunteering
MIA helps international studensts volunteer atthe community.
Helping this program events
Introducing you home cooking, hometown, etc
to children and/or adults in the community.
Being a gust speaker of Community radio program at theMusashino FM.
Helping festival events of thecommunity.

こうえきざいだんほうじん むさしのしこくさいこうりゅうきょうかい

公益財団法人 武蔵野市国際交流協会

Mｕｓａｓｈｉｎｏ International Association
9th floor of SWING bldg., 2-14-1 Sakai, Musashinocity 180-0022
TEL:0422-36-4511
E-mail：mia@coral.ocn.ne.jp
Web site： https:/www.mia.gr.jp/
Open; Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Sunday, Monday, national holidays andyear-end and New Year holidays

This program was started in response to therequests of international students who hoped
to have the opportunity to communicate withlocal people and in return wanted them toknow more about their culture as well. The
main activity is home visits for about 1 year.
This program also includes events such as
MIA exchange party, workshop, etc.

Program ContentProcedure■Description of activities
Principally this is a home visit program. MIA
offer exchange events only for program participants.

①Enrollment
Students of Asia University, Seikei University,
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Engineering and Tokyo
Woman’s Christian University can submit an application form on MIA’s website. Students ofother universities should contact MIA first by email.

■Participating family
All of theｍ are members of MIA. There arevarious families, such as large family, family
consisting of one or two people. Some families are with small children, pets like dogs,
cats and so on. It is precious opportunity tointeract with people in various life style.
■Duration of the program about 1 year
Spring term: April - March
Fall term: October– September■Activity including expenses
In principal you have to pay for your own expenses in such cases as excursions and trips
with the family. We advice that you consult
with your family about the expenses expectedin activities.
■Interaction events(only for the program participants)
MIA holds interaction events for international
students and family to understand each otherwell and enjoy together. The events are also
good opportunity to know not only your family
but also other family and international students.

Q＆A
Q. What activities am I supposed to do?
A.

②Introduction
MIA will contact you by e-mail or telephone after
designating your host family and notify when tocome to MIA to meet your host family.

③VisitYou can contact your family freely to get together, meet or for anything else you may haveplanned. Please join MIA exchange events topromote mutual understanding.
Please keep the following rules.
①When your contact address/phone number
has changed, please notify MIA and your family.
②When you are out of contact for a long time,such as you return to your home country for acertain period of time, please notify your family
so as not to make them worry.
③Even though you were too busy to exchangewith your family, please contact them when you
leave Japan.
④-⑦ are prohibited④Borrowing/lendingmoney,
selling/buying
items ⑤Request of being a guarantor ⑥
Introducing a job ⑦Persuasion regarding politics, religion and business.

It is important that both you and your family
enjoy the time spent together and that neither of you feel stressed due to the activities. You may enjoy any of the activities at
the rate of once a month, if you keep inmind the rules written on this brochure.
When you are busy and unable to meet, you
can communicate through LINE etc. Please
make full use of free interaction events MIA
holds.

Q. I do not like children/Pets. I cannoteat some foods. Can I join this program?
A.

We are going to choose you a family considering your request. We explain your restriction to your famiily in advance, pleasewrite in the application if you need special
care.

Q. If I have a question, or I am in trouble,
who should I concat?
A. Please contact MIA. MIA offers legal and psy
chological consultation with an interpreter
too.