GLFP 11th Cohort‘s Bonding event was held.
Oct. 16, 2024
A GLFP 11th Cohort Bonding Event took place for two days on September 28th (Saturday) and 29th (Sunday) with the participation of incoming US students from GLFP partner universities who had just arrived in Japan, Waseda university students who had returned after studying in the US, faculty, and staff. This event was first meetup between US and Waseda students, aiming at team building among cohorts who will be studying together for the next one year.
The first day consisted of an orientation session by GLFP office, a campus tour by Waseda students, a welcome lunch, and a kick-off lecture by GLFP Forum faculty member, Assistant Prof. Juichiro Tanabe.
This year, after self-introductions, Waseda students proposed a game called “Find Something in Common” to help all the students get to know each other better and to open up to each other. In groups of five, students had five minutes to write down on paper how much they had in common with each other. The winning team found more than 30 points in common！ Although the time was short, each group had a great time trying to win the game.
On the second day, we left Okuma Auditorium, heading for Marunouchi, where we took a double-decker open-top bus and enjoyed the sights of Tokyo from the bus. After that, we headed to Asakusa for lunch at a historical tempura restaurant, where we had a delicious meal, and it was an opportunity for the US students to learn about traditional Japanese food culture. After lunch, we experienced making Taiyaki. It was the first experience not only for US students but also for Waseda students, and they enjoyed cooperating with each other. At the end of the tour, we experienced smoke and earthquake at the Honjo Life Safety Learning Center, where we learned how to protect ourselves from disasters in Japan, where many disasters occur.
Through the various activities over the two days, the 11th Cohort were able to foster a closer relationship and made a good start to their year together as GLFP students.
