Jay Kinsel comes from Texas in the USA. This summer will mark his third year as World Campus International’s Production Manager. He has been a part of the last 15 WCI sessions.

Outside of World Campus International, Jay Kinsel still works hard theatrically. He is the Technical Director for The Studio School in Thornton, CO and spends a lot of time working on various projects. Most notably, he had his Off-Broadway, New York directorial debut in February with “The Ruin”.

He has a passion for travel and learning and honestly believes that the world can be changed.

Jay Kinsel is honored to be asked back to work with WCI at a time when we are so clearly needed.

こんにちは！

僕の名前はアルバロですが、アルフ、アルフィー、アルビなど何でも思いつくまま呼んでください。僕はオランダのライデン大学の2年生で日本語や日本文化を学んでいます。僕はスペイン人ですが、オランダで生まれほとんどオランダで育ちました。ほんの何年かはスペインにいました。

日本に対しての興味は13歳さのころから始まり、それ以来どんどん膨らみ勉強するまでになりました。大学（もしくは自分自身）で日本について学ぶのは楽しいですが、十分に本来の日本についてを学ぶことができないという問題があります。これが理由で僕はこの夏、ワールドキャンパスに参加することを決めました。

自分が日本語や日本文化の中に浸れるだけでなく、人々とも接することができるのは素晴らしい機会だと思います。もちろん、勉強面だけの理由でこのプログラムに参加するのではありません。このプログラムでは日本人だけでなく世界のいろんな国からの人たちと出会え、自分の境界線から抜け出せるチャンスがあります。そして食べる事が大好きなのも理由に入ります。ジョークはさておき、このプログラムで最高の経験をしたいと願っています。この夏にみんなに会うのが待ちきれません！

Hello everybody!

My name is Rianne de Rijke and I’m 24 years old. I live in Rotterdam in The Netherlands and I’m studying Japanese language and culture at Leiden University.

This year will be my second time travelling to Japan and also my second year with World Campus – Japan program. I will participate in the session 1, so I will be going to Omura in Nagasaki and Omuta in Fukuoka.

Last year I had loads of fun meeting new people from all over the world and staying with my host families. I also learned a lot about Japan and about other countries. What I enjoyed the most was doing the Thank You event with everyone and going to local schools to play with the children and learn about education in Japan.

For this year, I’m looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. I also hope to have as much fun as I did last year and to learn even more, especially about the education system, since I hope to be a teacher some day.

See you in Japan!

With love,

Rianne

Konnichiwa!

My name is Yui and I’m the Operation Manager for the 2011 World Campus – Japan program. Logistic and communicating with each local organizing committee on the road with the General Manager, Hideto Yasui is my major responsibility. I will also work closely to other managers to assist their areas and will be the interpreter. Osaka is where I come from and one of the places you may get to experience this summer.

I worked for WCI last summer and it became an invaluable experience in my life. The experience and people I met on the road gave me an opportunity to rediscover my own country, culture and my own values.

Working with people from various nationalities domestically and internationally in the past dacade taught me how to understand each other, yet to still accomplish personal and common goals. It’s a great challenge that I always enjoy. I appreciate diversity and have a big passion for meeting people especially with youth. It will be something I’d love to pursue throughout my life. Traveling, dancing and painting are things that can always please me and delight my life.

I hope this experience will not only give you a bigger knowledge about Japan, but also about the world, new perspective upon life and yourself to find more paths to follow and more doors to open!

Welcome to Japan!
The adventure is about to begin and I’m so thrilled to meet you all!

Yui Mihara
(Operation Manager in the Summer ’11 Road Team)

Hello everyone,

It is my pleasure to be a part of the team. I am from Taiwan. My name is Cheng Yi-Ting. I am 22years now. My friends call me “Alenna” or “Umi”. I will be the External Relations Intern for the 2011 World Campus – Japan program, and I am very willing to share a good time with all the participants and partners, and I will learn and work hard in order to make a successful program.

My major in my university is “Japanese studies,” and I also take a lot of English courses, too. I have been working as a volunteer in National Youth Commission, where I learned the happiness of helping people and how much I love meeting people from the other countries.

Thanks to World Campus International for giving me the valuable opportunity to get to know people from different countries and share my own culture. I love Japanese culture very much. I will do my best to create beautiful memories with you guys.

I can’t wait to meet you all, the excellent participants and partners.

Alenna CHENG
(External Relations Intern in the Summer ’11 Road Team)