Before Sep. 2015

  
The Weekend

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

It's a weekend in MCL.

 

Scholars brought soil to plant flowers.
 

Weren't they lovely ?

 
   

Brothers were drying rice,
and small sisters were playing
with mirror.

 

They were scholars
who lived in the Kidapawan Boarding house.

They worked on farm in MCL
on Saturday.
 


We were sleepy...
 
 

We were taking a bath with friends.
 

It's very fun !
     
 

"We are best friends !"
 

Playng with flowers

 

We'll be back to school tomorrow.


 
The Bisaya Day
  


Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had the general meeting
on September, the Bisaya Day.


  Sep.27, 2015 at MCL
 


 The opening prayer
   

The first part was questions
from scholars
.
 

A staff of the scholarship section
 

The vice president


The second part was the introduction
of the cultures of the Bisaya & Ilonggo.
  


They started the show from s song.
 
 

Then, they played a drama.


It's the Bisaya's wedding.
 

In front of a Father in a church
 

The bride and groom danced and
friends put bills on her dress.
 

It's about their farming.

When a father planted a coconut,
if his son rided on his shoulders,
the coconut would have many fruits.
 
   

At the last,
they introduced about
their traditional funelal.


It's the folkdance of the Bisaya.
 
   
     
 

It's the folkdance of the Bisaya.
 

The speach from the guest speaker.
 


   We had the message from Tomo san too.
 

The closing prayer
 
 
 

They were the scholars
who were the Bisaya and Ilonggo.

Thank you for
introducing your culture !

 


 Time to eat !
 

Let's go to the dining !
 
 

The Bisaya foods
 

Rice, Chicken Adobo, Bihon,
Suman, Biko, Alpee.
 
   

Scholars really enjoyed
eating together with friends.
     
   
 

Small scholars who lived in MCL
enjoyed the Bisaya day too.
 
    

After the meeting,
visitors also went back to Japan.

Thank you for joining our Bisaya day !

  
Visitors②



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had many visitors
from the middle of August to September.

   
 

We love FURIKAKE !
   

With her scolar
 

They were painting 'Tobidashi boy'.
 

A visitor brought the doll of boy.
 

Visitors were helping tree planting.
   
 

They planted seedlings of Goma
at Arakan.
   

At Davao
 

The welcome party
   

The ferewell party
     


Muslim scholars were singing a song.
 
 

We were a Japanese team.


The last greeting
   

Thenk you very much for coming !

We will not forgrt you.




Scholars in MCL 
  


Hi, I'm Azusa. How are you ?

We are fine in MCL !



 A visitor gave us a pomp.
 

Let's wash cloths !

 

Thank you for the pomp !


We cleaned the floor.
 

We cleaned at girden.


I prepared for breakfast.
 

In our kitchen

 

I cooked for breakfast.
 

I fried fish.
 

We were cooking cucumbers.

 


Scholars who lived in MCL studied
 
 

at Manongol the elementary school.
 

   

They were enjoyed studying
at the school.
 

We got many packages from Japan.
 

Boys were given pants for going to achool.
 

It's handmade bags as gifts for us.
   

Salamat kaayo !
 

We placticed story telling
 

at Saturday night.
 

     


See you again !
  



Visitors 



Hi, I'm Azusa.

Many Japanese have been visiting at MCL
from the end of August to September.

  
     
   


 Let's eat together !
 

She taught how to eat mangosutin.

 

They taught how to eat malan too.


Students from Japan helped
drying rice.



When we didn't have drying rice,
 

we enjoyed playng bascketball.
   

They were enjoying talking at the kubo.

Thank you for coming to MCL !




  
Visiting Scholars



Hi, I'm Azusa.

We visited some scholars in Roxas ~ Arakan.
  

  Aug.29, 2015 Roxas~Arakan
 

At first, we visited at Roxas.

 

A scholar who lived in MCL
went back to home on weekend.



It's her sister's house.
 

Then, we visited at Lake Sagan
in Arakan.


Children were drying corn.
 

She was bringing water.
 
 

A house which a scholar lived
 

His highschool was very far
and he didn't have enough food.
 

He stopped going to school
more than 2 weeks.


His sister went to school from MCL. 
 

He wanted to change school and
staff gave the contact number.
 

A piglet was sleeping.
 

At the last,
 

we visited one more scholar
who lived in Arakan.
 

We needed his picture
for profiling in 2015.

 

There was a small bird.
 

That scholar who stopped going school
and he went to the same high school.

He could go to school everyday.
 
    

Staff took some pictures and
checked profile,
then went back to MCL.


We were home !
  


  
To meet my scholar

  

Hi, I'm Azusa.

A visitor, Mr. Manabu, visited a house of his scholar.


Aug. 29, 2015 Lake Sagan in Arakan


5:30am Breakfast
 

6:00am Let's go !


The center of Arakan



They bought water.
 
 

We brought rice from MCL,
 

but we bought some dishes for lunch.


It took 3 hours from MCL. 


Here was Lake Sagan.


The house of the scholar
we wanted to meet.
 

Hi, we came form MCL !
 

It's the first time to meet them.
 

Manabu san introduced about himself.
   

Their mother went to the mountain to work,
and children took care of a baby.


Manabu san gave some pens for them
as remembalance.
 

Thank you for visiting our scholar.

Please come again to meet her !
 


  
The Story Telling

 

Hi, I'm Azusa.

We had a story telling on Saturday.

  
Sep.5, 2015 Ginatilan

 
We left from MCL at 7:00.

 

We were happy to go to the story telling.


It took just an hour to the place.
 

   

Children were wating for us.

     
     


 Hi-hi !
We are MCL !

 

Let's sing and dance with us !
 

We brought many stories for you...
   

His story was about 3 gorts.

Gorts were familiar animal for them.
     
 

Children were very enjoying
their stories.
 
 

Take snacks !
 

Then, enjoy picture books !
 


Our scholars who joined the story telling
 
   
 


 Let's go back to MCL !
 

We are home !
 

Time to eat lunch soon


Lambutan
  


Hi, I'm Azuse.

It's the season of Lambutan here.



  Children took us to the tree.
 

 
 
 

They were harvesting fruits.
 
     
 
   
  

It's sweet and sour.

We love Lambutan !


We were taking bath !
 



  
Practice of Reading



Hi, I'm Azuse.

Scholars were practicing reading on Saturday.

  
     
   
 

We enjoyed reading with friends.
 
     
     
     


  Thank you for supporting our study.

We try our best.



Before August, 2015