ນັກຂຽນຮັບເຊີນ: ພອນສັກ ກົມຊາດ
Guest Author: Phonesak Khomsard
ສຳລັບການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມແລກປ່ຽນຢູ່ທີ່ປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນຂອງ ນາງ ລົດຈະນາ ແກ້ວມະນີວົງ ລາວໄດ້ໃຫ້ຂໍ້ມູນວ່າ “ຂ້ອຍກັບໝູ່ໄດ້ພາກັນມາ Orientation JTB ທີ່ມີ 11 ປະເທດເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ. ໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວໃນມື້ນີ້ພວກເພີ່ນໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງການອະທິບາຍລວມ ກ່ຽວກັບເນື້ອໃນທົ່ວໄປຂອງ JENESYS 2019 ແບ່ງປັນໜ້າທີ່ຂອງຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເຄື່ອນໄຫວໃນປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ ແລະ ແນະນຳແຜນທີ່ຈະເຄືອນໄຫວໃນ 9 ມື້ຕໍ່ໄປ ພ້ອມທັງບອກເຖິງເງື່ອນໄຂ ແລະ ກົດລະບຽບຕ່າງໆໃຫ້ກັບພວກເຮົາທີ່ຈະປະຕິບັດ. ການບັນຍາຍຂໍ້ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ Rugby : ທ່ານ ມູໂກະຢາມະ ມະຊະໂຕຊິ ທີ່ເປັນອະດີດທີມຊາດຣັກບີ້ຮຸ່ນເກົ່າ ເພີ່ນໄດ້ມາແນະນຳວິທີການຫຼີ້ນແທັກຣັກບີ້ໃຫ້ກັບພວກເຮົາ ບອກເຖິງຫຼັກຄຸນນະທຳຂອງກິລາຣັກບີ້ເພື່ອການຫຼີ້ນຣັກບີ້ແບບປອດໄພ ແລະ ໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງຣັກບີ້ໂລກທີ່ຈະຈັດຂື້ນໃນປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ. ຫລັງຈາກນັ້ນພວກເຮົາກໍໄດ້ຖືກແບ່ງກຸ່ມປົ່ນກັນແຕ່ລະປະເທດເພື່ອການຝຶກຊ້ອມແທັກຣັກບີ້ໃນຕອນສວາຍນີ້ , ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ຝຶກຊ້ອມກັບນັກກິລາຈາກສະໂມສອນຂອງເມືອງ ຊິຊູໂອກະ ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ພາຫຼີ້ນກິດຈະກຳຢ່າງມ່ວນຊື່ນ. ຝຶກຊ້ອມແທັກຣັກບີ້: ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ປົ່ນທີມກັນທີ່ມີກຸ່ມ A,B,C,D,E ແລະ F ນັກກິລາຈາກສະໂມສອນເມືອງ ຊິຊູໂອກະ ແລະ ນັກກິລາຣັກບີ້ທີມຊາດເກົ່າ ໄດ້ພາຫຼີ້ນກິດຈະກຳທີ່ຄ້າຍຄືກັບກິດຈະກຳຂອງ ChildFund Pass It Back ຄືເກມ: ຕ່ອງໂສ້, ກະຕິກາແທັກຣັກບີ້ປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນຈະຕ່າງຈາກກິລາບ້ານເຮົາຄື ໃນທີມມີ 5 ຕໍ່ 5 ທຸກຄັ້ງທີ່ເຮັດຜິດກະຕິກາແມ່ນປ່ຽນບານ ແລະ ບໍ່ສາມາດແລ່ນຂື້ນຫນ້າໄດ້, ບໍ່ມີ ສະກໍ້າ ແລະ ລາຍເອົ້າ. ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກໝູ່ໃໝ່ຫຼາຍຄົນ ແລະ ສ້າງສາຍສຳພັນຕໍ່ກັນ ເລີ່ມຮູ້ຈັກກັນຫຼາຍຂື້ນ. ໄດ້ຝຶກຊ້ອມເພື່ອກຽມແຂ່ງຂັນມິດຕະພາບໃນມື້ອື່ນຕອນບ່າຍ.
ຫຼັງຈາກທີ່ແຂ່ງມາເມື່ອຍໆ ພວກເຮົາຍັງໄດ້ກິນລ້ຽງ ແລະ ມາສະແດງສີລະປະເປັນຄ່ຳຄືນທີ່ມ່ວນຫຼາຍທີ່ໄດ້ຟັງສຽງເພງ ແລະ ບົດຟ້ອນຂອງແຕ່ລະປະເທດ. ເປັນການສະແດງວັດທະນະທຳຂອງແຕ່ລະປະເທດ. ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ ຂ້ອຍຍັງໄດ້ໄປຢ້ຽມຄຳນັບລັດຖະບານທ້ອງຖີ່ນແຂວງ ຊິຊູໂອກະ: ເພີ່ນໄດ້ບັນຍາຍເຖິງການຕ້ອນຮັບ ຣັກບີ້ໂລກ ທີ່ຈະຈັດຂື້ນໃນປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ ກ່ອນຈະຈັດຣັກບີ້ໂລກໃນປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນເພີ່ນໄດ້ກະກຽມຕ້ອນຮັບເປັນເວລາ 4 ປີ.
ໃນມື້ຕໍ່ມາຂ້ອຍໄດ້ເດີນທາງໄປແຂວງໂຕກຽວເພື່ອຢ້ຽມຄຳນັບລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ : ເພີ່ນໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງເສດຖະກິດ, ປະຊາກອນ, ການຮ່ວມມືກັບບັນດາປະເທດອາຊຽນ ທີ່ປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນໃຫ້ຄວາມສຳຄັນຫຼາຍຕໍ່ອາຊຽນ ມີໂຄງການທີ່ສ້າງສາຍພົວພັນໃຫ້ແກ່ປະເທດອາຊຽນຄືໂຄງການ Heart to heart ທີ່ຍາວນານເຖິງ 30 ປີ. ເພີ່ນໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງຣັກບີ້ໂລກທີ່ຈະຈັດຂື້ນ. ສີ່ງທີ່ຂ້ອຍມັກທີສຸດໃນການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ ເຕັກນິກວິທະຍາສາດ, ເຕັກນິກທີທັນສະໄໝປະຫວັດສາດ, ວັດທະນະທຳດັ້ງເດີມ. ການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມແລກປ່ຽນປະສົບການທີ່ໄດ້ກໍຄືໄດ້ຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບວັດທະນະທຳຈາການສະແດງລະຄອນ ຮາໂກໂຣໂມະ ທີ່ສື່ເຖິງຄວາມສີວິໄລຂອງເມືອງ ຊິຊູໂອກະ ພ້ອມຍັງສະແດງການຕີກອງໄຕໂກະພື້ນເມືອງຂອງຄົນຍີ່ປຸ່ນ ແລະ ຂ້ອຍຍັງໄດ້ຮຽນຕີກອງໄຕໂກະນຳຄົນຍີປຸ່ນອີກ. ຫລັງຈາກນັ້ນກໍໄດ້ຮຽນວິທີຊົງຊາຂຽວຢ່າງຖືກວິທີທີ່ຄົນຍີ່ປຸ່ນຖື. ນອກຈາກວັດທະນາທຳແລ້ວຂ້ອຍຍັງໄດ້ຫຼີ້ນກິລາແທັກຣັກບີ້ ແມ່ນແຕກຕ່າງຈາກແທັກຣັກບີ້ຂອງChildFund Pass It Back ເພາະມີຄົນຫຼີ້ນ 5 ຕໍ່ 5 ເວລາຜິດກະຕິກາແມ່ນປ່ຽນບານ ແລະ ບໍ່ສາມາດແລ່ນໄດ້ຈົນກວ່າຈະສົ່ງບານ, ບໍ່ມີລາຍເອົ້າ ບໍ່ມີສະກໍ້າ. ບົດຮຽນກ່ຽວກັບການແຍກຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອທີ່ມີແຕ່ລະບ່ອນໃຫ້ຖີ້ມແມ່ນຈຸດຫນື່ງມີສາມຖັງຄື ຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອແຫ້ງ, ຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອປຽກ ແລະ ເສດພາສຕິກ. ການເປັນຢູ່ເສດຖະກິດຂອງປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນທີ່ພວກເພີ່ນໄດ້ອະທີບາຍໃຫ້ຮູ້ຕ່າງໆ ພ້ອມທັງມາລະຍາດຂອງຄົນຍີ່ປຸ່ນທີ່ພວກເຂົາປະຕິບັດຢ່າງເຄັ່ງຄັດກໍຄືເວລາທີ່ຕ້ອງຕົງເປະທຸກຄັ້ງ.
ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກໝູ່ໃໝ່: ໃນຊ່ວງກິດຈະກຳພວກເຮົາຈະໄດ້ມີໂອກາດເຮັດຮ່ວມກັນຫລາຍຂື້ນ. ຂ້ອຍກໍໄດ້ທັກທາຍໝູ່ຕ່າງປະເທດເຊີ່ງນຳໃຊ້ພາສາອັງກິດ ແນະນຳໂຕເອງໃຫ້ໝູ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກ ແລະ ຮ່ວມກິດຈະກຳນຳຫລາຍຂື້ນ ຈື່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ມີຫມູ່ໃຫມ່ໆມາ ແລະ ແລກປ່ຽນເຟສບຸກກັນຈົນກັບມາປະເທດຕົນເອງຍັງຕິດຕໍ່ກັນກັບໝູ່ເພື່ອນທີ່ໄປແລກປ່ຽນນຳກັນ, ພວກເຂົາ ແລະ ຂ້ອຍເອງກໍຫວັງວ່າຈະໄດ້ໄປຢ້ຽມຢາມກັນໃນອະນາຄົດ.
ສີ່ງທີ່ຂ້ອຍພູມໃຈຄື ປະເທດລາວຖືກຍ້ອງວ່າມີວິໄນທີ່ສຸດຈື່ງຈັດລົດເມໃຫ້ຄັນພິເສດ ເຊີ່ງພວກຂ້ອຍກໍແປກໃຈ ແລະ ດີໃຈຫຼາຍທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຄຳຍ້ອງຈາກຄົນຍີ່ປຸ່ນ. ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ມີໂອກາດເຂົ້າຊົມຣັກບີ້ໂລກ 2019 ເຊີ່ງບໍ່ຄິດບໍ່ຝັນວ່າຈະໄດ້ເປັນແບບເຕັມໆ, ຄວາມຮູ້ທີ່ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ມານີ້ຂ້ອຍຈະເກັບຂໍ້ມູນ, ຈົດຈຳເປັນຄວາມຊົງຈຳ ແລະ ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກນີ້ໄວ້ເພື່ອມາພັດທະນາຕົນເອງໃນອະນາຄົດ ຈະຮັກສາມິດຕະພາບນີ້ໄວ້. ຖ້າຂ້ອຍມີໂອກາດດີໆຂ້ອຍກໍຢາກກັບໄປປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນອີກຄັ້ງ ມາສຶກສາຕໍ່, ວຽກງານ ຫຼື ທ່ອງທ່ຽວ ຂ້ອຍມ່ວນ ແລະ ມີຄວາມສຸກຫຼາຍທີ່ໄດ້ຮຽນຮູ້. ຂໍຂອບໃຈສະຫະພັນກິລາຣັກບີ້ແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ ແລະ ຂໍຂອບໃຈໂຄງການ JENESYS ໃນທຸກໆພາກສ່ວນທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ມີໂອກາດດີໆນີ້ຂໍຂອບໃຈ.”
ການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການແຂ່ງຂັນຣັກບີ້ໂລກຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍຮູ້ວ່າແຕ່ລະທີມຊາດແຕ່ລະປະເທດຈະມາຮອດຈຸດນີ້ຕ້ອງມີການຝຶກຊ້ອມແລະກະກຽມເປັນເວລາດົນ ແລະ ເປັນແຮງບັນດານໃຈໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍທີຈະຝືກສອນນັກກິລາໃຫ້ດີ,ເກັ່ງ ແລະ ຝຶກໃຫ້ຕົນເອງມີຄວາມພັດທະນາຫຼາຍຂື້ນເຖິງຈະບໍ່ຮອດຣັກບີ້ໂລກແຕ່ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ແຂ່ງໃນງານໃຫຍ່ຂອງປະເທດລາວ ຫຼື ມີໂອກາດໄດ້ໄປແຂ່ງນອກປະເທດໄດ້ , ແລະ ຂ້ອຍກໍບໍ່ຄິດວ່າຕົນເອງຈະໄດ້ມາເບີ່ງການແຂ່ງຂັນໃຫຍ່ຮູ້ສຶກຕື່ນເຕັ້ນແລະປະທັບໃຈຫຼາຍທີ່ໄດ້ເຫັນຫຼາຍໆຄົນຊົມເຊຍມ່ວນນຳກັນ . ຂ້ອຍຄິດວ່າຫຼັກສູດຊາຍຟັນໄດ້ເປີດໂອກາດໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍເອງ ທີ່ເຄີຍເປັນນັກກິລາຊາຍຟັນພາດອິດແບັກມາກ່ອນຈົນພັດທະນາໃຫ້ຕົນເອງມາເປັນຄູຝືກທີ່ໄດ້ມີໂອກາດໄປປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ,ຫຼັກສູດຊາຍຟັນໄດ້ເປີດໂອກາດໃຫ້ທຸກຄົນໄດ້ຮຽນຮູ້ທັງໃນປະເທດແລະນອກປະເທດ ໃນຖານະຂ້ອຍເອງທີເປັນຄູຝຶກໄດ້ເຜື່ອແຜ່ຫຼັກສູດນີ້ກັບພໍ່ແມ່ແລະຄົນໃນຊຸມຊົນ , ເດັກນ້ອຍ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ເຂົາຫັນມາສົນໃຈຫຼີ້ນກິລາຣັກບີ້ແລະເພື່ອຈະໄດ້ມີໂອກາດໄດ້ຮຽນຮູ້ປະສົບການໃໝ່ໆແບບນີ້ . ຂໍຂອບໃຈໂຄງການຊາຍຟັນພາດສອິດແບ໋ກ ແລະ ທຸກໆພາກສ່ວນທີ່ເປີດໂອກາດໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ໄປແລກປ່ຽນທີ່ປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ.
ສິ່ງທີ່ຕິນ່າໄດ້ຮຽນຮູ້ ແລະ ມີປະສົບການແມ່ນມີຄວາມສຳຄັນຫຼາຍຕໍ່ລາວ ເພາະວ່າລາວບໍ່ເຄີຍຮຽນຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບວັດທະນາທຳ ຂອງປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ. ມັນຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ລາວຮູ້ສິ່ງທີ່ບໍ່ເຄີຍເຫັນມາກ່ອນ ແລະ ສາມາດນຳໄປໃຊ້ໃນອະນາຄົດໄດ້, ລາວມີການແບ່ງປັນຄວາມຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບໂອກາດໄປຮຽນ, ທ່ອງທ່ຽວ, ເຮັດວຽກໃນການແລກປ່ຽນກັບວັດທະນະທຳຂອງຍີ່ປຸ່ນ. ສິ່ງທີ່ລາວຈະນຳມາໃຊ້ໃນປະເທດລາວແມ່ນກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມສະອາດ, ຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ, ມັນບໍ່ພຽງແຕ່ໃຊ້ຢູ່ໃນປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນເທົ່ານັ້ນ ມັນຄວນປະຕິບັດໃນທຸກປະເທດ. ໃນໄລຍະເວລາ 9 ວັນຂອງລາວທີ່ປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ ເຮັດໃຫ້ລາວໄດ້ປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ຈະນຳມາໃຊ້ໃນປະເທດລາວຄືກັນ. ປະສົບການນີ້ມີຄຸນຄ່າ ແລະ ມີຄວາມສຳຄັນຫຼາຍສຳລັບລາວ. ລາວສາມາດແບ່ງປັນປະສົບການ ແລະ ຄວາມຮູ້ທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດໃຫ້ແກ່ນັກກິລາ, ຊຸມຊົນ, ໂຮງຮຽນ ແລະ ຄອບຄົວໃຫ້ຮູ້ເຖິງຄວາມທາງວັດທະນະທຳທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າທີ່ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອຂອງປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນໃຫ້ເປັນນິໄສ, ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບຕໍ່ກັບການຈັດງານ Rugby World Cup. ມັນໄດ້ກະຕຸ້ນໃຫ້ຕິນ່າຝຶກຊ້ອມ ແລະ ພັດທະນາເດັກນ້ອຍ ໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາມີ ກຳລັງໃຈຫຼາຍຂື້ນວ່າມີການແຂ່ງຂັນຣັກບີ້ໃນຫລາຍໆປະເທດ. ຄວາມຮູ້ນີ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ລາວເປັນຜູ້ນຳໃນການຈັດການຖິ້ມຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອ, ການຈັດການເວລາ, ມີຄວາມສຸພາບ, ລາວໄດ້ບອກຊຸມຊົນຂອງລາວໃຫ້ເຮັດຕາມສິ່ງທີ່ດີຈາກປະເທດຍີປຸ່ນ.
Ms. Lodchana Keomanyvong attended an exchange program last year in Japan and said, “My friends and I came to the JTB Orientation. Eleven countries attended. On the first day, they gave an overview of the general background of JENESYS 2019, and assigned the duties of participants in Japan. They suggested a plan for the next nine days, as well as a list of conditions and rules for us to follow.”
“The first lecture topic related to Rugby. Mr. Moukoyama Masatoshi, former National Rugby Team player, advised us how to play tag rugby. He told us about Rugby’s Values in order to be safe while playing, and he also talked about the Rugby World Cup to be held in Japan. After that, we were all broken into groups to play tag rugby in the afternoon. We practiced with the players from a club in the Shizuoka City, where they did activities jovially. Practicing Tag Rugby we were broken into mixed teams consisting of A, B, C, D, E and F players from the Shizuoka City Club. A current National Rugby Team player led activities similar to our ChildFund Pass It Back curriculum including the chain game (an activity from the ChildFund Pass It Back curriculum). The rules of Japanese tag rugby are different from our country. In Japan, they play 5-vs-5. Every time a rule is broken, play must stop, and there are no scrums or lineouts. I got to know a lot of new friends and build strong relationships. I trained to be ready for the friendship match the next day.”
After the activities, we also had a party and performed together. It was a wonderful night full of happiness, in which we got to listen to beautiful songs and see dances from each country. Each country was able to include a cultural performance of their own. I also visited the local government in the Shizuoka Prefecture. They welcomed the Rugby World Cup to Japan. Before the Rugby World Cup was held in Japan, they had been preparing the budget for four years, with many sponsors.
“The next day, I traveled to Tokyo to visit the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He spoke about the economy, the population, cooperation with ASEAN countries, and that Japan see ASEAN as a priority. He talked about programs that link ASEAN countries, such as Heart to Heart which lasts for up to 30 years. He also talked about the Rugby World Cup being held in Japan. My favorite things to learn about during this program were science, modern technology, history and traditional culture. From attending this exchange, I learned about culture from the Play of the Hokomoto, which conveyed the civilization of the Shizuoka Prefecture. I also learned from the performance of traditional Japanese Taiko drumming. I also learned how to play the Taiko drum with Japanese people as well. Then, I learned how to make tea correctly in Japanese practice. Apart from learning culture, I also played tag rugby differently than the tag rugby I was taught in Childfund Pass It Back. The differences include playing 5-vs-5, when a rule is broken the ball is turned over and the team cannot advance up the field until the ball is passed, and there are not scrums or lineouts. I learned about waste separation, including that every trash station consists of three bins for dry waste, wet waste and plastic waste. They also told us about the economic condition of Japan, along with the demeanor of the Japanese people, who are very strict about things like punctuality.
“The next day, I traveled to Tokyo to visit the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He spoke about the economy, the population, cooperation with ASEAN countries, and that Japan see ASEAN as a priority. He talked about programs that link ASEAN countries, such as Heart to Heart which lasts for up to 30 years. He also talked about the Rugby World Cup being held in Japan. My favorite things to learn about during this program were science, modern technology, history and traditional culture. From attending this exchange, I learned about culture from the Play of the Hokomoto, which conveyed the civilization of the Shizuoka Prefecture. I also learned from the performance of traditional Japanese Taiko drumming. I also learned how to play the Taiko drum with Japanese people as well. Then, I learned how to make tea correctly in Japanese practice. Apart from learning culture, I also played tag rugby differently than the tag rugby I was taught in Childfund Pass It Back. The differences include playing 5-vs-5, when a rule is broken the ball is turned over and the team cannot advance up the field until the ball is passed, and there are not scrums or lineouts. I learned about waste separation, including that every trash station consists of three bins for dry waste, wet waste and plastic waste. They also told us about the economic condition of Japan, along with the demeanor of the Japanese people, who are very strict about things like punctuality.
I got to know new friends. Throughout the activities, we got the chance to do things together. I greeted my foreign friends by speaking English, introducing myself and attending more activities. This helped me gain new friends, and we also exchanged our Facebook names. Although, we travelled back to our respective countries, we still keep in touch and we are looking forward to visiting each other in the future.
What I am proud of is that the Lao team was regarded as the most disciplined of all, so they arranged a special bus for us. We were so surprised and happy that we were praised by Japanese people. We had the opportunity to attend the Rugby World Cup 2019. I never thought I would see the real competition. The knowledge that I have acquired here, along with memories, feelings, and new information I will use to develop myself in the future and to maintain this connection. If I could be given the opportunity, I would like to go back to Japan again in order to pursue my study, work or travel. I really enjoyed my time and was happy to learn. Thanks to the Lao Rugby Federation and JENESYS program for giving me this wonderful opportunity.”
“Attending the Rugby World Cup helped me to realize that every national team and every country took time to prepare before they came to the Rugby World Cup. That inspired me to coach my players to be excellent and train myself to better, even if I could not be one of the players in the Rugby World Cup. I wish I could compete in a major competition in Laos or have the opportunity to compete overseas. I didn't think I would ever come to see a big competition. I was so excited and impressed to see many people having fun. I think ChildFund Pass It Back opened up this opportunity to me. I was a player before I became a Coach, and now I have had the opportunity to go to Japan. ChildFund Pass It Back opens opportunities for everyone to learn both nationally and internationally. I, as a Coach, will share this curriculum to parents and community members and children in order to get their attention to play rugby and to have the opportunity to learn and gain new experiences. Thanks to ChildFund Pass It Back and all the related partners that gave me this exchange opportunity in Japan.
What Tina has learned and experienced is very important to her because she had never learned about culture from Japan before this trip. It helped her to learn new things that she can use in the future, and she can now spread knowledge of the opportunity to study, travel, and work in places like Japan. The lessons she will apply to her life in Laos include cleanliness and personal responsibility, which are not only important in Japan - they apply to everyone and every country. Her 9 days in Japan made her get used to it and will use it in her own country. The experience was valuable and very important to her. She can share valuable experiences and knowledge with players, communities, schools and families about the cultural practices in Japan, especially around waste management and the Rugby World Cup. She’s excited to train and develop confidence in her players, now that she’s seen international rugby competition firsthand. This knowledge makes her a leader in waste management, time management and courtesy. She has told her community to do good things, like they do in Japan.
