To Provide Education for Needy Children in INDIA

   In December, the terminal tests period came on. Since we started the grade-based teaching, it seemed that the students understood deeper. So they looked up for the tests, what is more, after the examination, Christmas party and winter vacation coming.

     For 5 days from December 29^th, the 7^th ‘Study Tour’ was held. In Japan it was also during winter vacation, seventeen people in all including not college students but some of adults took part. In this tour, we stayed in Varanasi at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, on the other days we went to world heritage site and famous museum in Delhi and Agra. On the end of the year, Japanese volunteers and student played Kabaddi, a national sport of India. We chose up Japanese team and Indian team, and played match. The result was a win for Indian. On the day of the beginning, we played “Hukuwarai”, a game like ‘pin the tail on the donkey’ played by families on New Year's days in Japan.The students wearing blindfolds enjoyed making faces counting on supports from their surroundings.

     In February, the thermometer goes over 20 degrees in Varanasi in the daytime, it is quite warm. The days are hot and the nights are cold, so colds were spreading.In the first week, “the Matsuis” traveling around the world stopped by MBS. They are a little famous family featured by Japanese popular TV program. Mrs. Kana Matsui (mother), Hina and Sora (sisters) taught us some English songs with the dance moves. Macchan (father) is a worldwide performer of calligraphy. He did it in front of the students. He stared students’ eyes deciding what to write and then wrote at a heat. We were overcome by his soul and moved. We were taught that we should cherish the connections with others and smiles produce lots of fine things.

• Lots of Japanese volunteers visited MBS (PDF)