On Saturday, we officially welcomed the class of 2010 participants into the ARI community! This year, we have 30 participants from 17 different countries (Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia). Ages range from 21 to 50; spiritual backgrounds vary from Christian (the vast majority) to Hindu to atheist; favorite foods range from rice to cornmeal mash to spicy spicy curry to chickens' feet. But for the next few months, we'll all live together in small dorms on a small campus in a small town in rural Japan.
Participants waiting to introduce themselves during the ceremony
Ishiyama-san, Onasaki-san, and Ito-san: The three musketeers/commuting Japanese volunteers of the farm section
The class of 2010!
Sumathi (Sri Lanka), Nilushi (Sri Lanka), me (in Nepalese dress), Hniang (Myanmar), and Hgun (Myanmar)
The two Johns: John from Congo and Jon from the U.S.
Welcome!
Participants waiting to introduce themselves during the ceremony
Ishiyama-san, Onasaki-san, and Ito-san: The three musketeers/commuting Japanese volunteers of the farm section
The class of 2010!
Sumathi (Sri Lanka), Nilushi (Sri Lanka), me (in Nepalese dress), Hniang (Myanmar), and Hgun (Myanmar)
The two Johns: John from Congo and Jon from the U.S.
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