Nagallo, Mateo Participates in JENESYS 2.0 Batch 9

Fannie M. Nagallo, PSSO, Inc. asst. secretary and Megan Mary F, Mateo (treasurer), both senior AB in Political Science students, were among the Philippine delegates to the Jenesys 2.0 Batch 9 - Traditional Culture/ Heritage/ Art held on May 26 - June 7, 2014 in Tokyo and Okayama, Japan.  

Passing through the screening process conducted by the National Youth Commission and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, they joined the Philippine delegation and had experienced different Japanese Culture like Sado (Japanese Tea Ceremony) and got a chance to visit different Tourist attractions such as Edo -Tokyo Museum (where they had been introduced to Tokyo's history and culture and the city's future), Harajuku (Japan's most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles), Meiji Shrine, Kurashiki Bikab Historical Quarter, Kurabo Memorial Hall, Okayama Orient Museum, Korakuen and Okayama Castle, Okayama Prefectural Museum and Takata Orimono Manufacturing. They were also exposed to Japanese daily way of living through their respective host families.

This event is part of the many youth exchange programs, under Jenesys 2.0, to Japan from 2013 to 2014 and is sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Center.