interesting experience on a home-stay duration in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 329 young people, who came from 10 member
countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and
Japan , arrived in the city on December 5 after visiting Malaysia ,
Thailand , Indonesia and Singapore .
During
their four-day stay in HCM City , the delegates participated in
cultural and sports exchanges with local youth and studied local
culture, manners and customs.
Sharing his feelings,
Kong Davon from Cambodia , said: “The Vietnamese people are very
friendly and hospitable. When I came to stay with them, all members of
the family took care of me. Despite the language difference, I felt the
care through their gestures. I am particularly interested in Hue
beef noodle soup.”
Meanwhile, Buama, a delegate from
the Philippines, talked of the deep impressions gained during walks
along the streets in the city where there are many beauty spots, wide
roads and rows of old trees.
The ship, which left
Japan ’s Yokohama Port on November 4, is scheduled to return to the
Japanese capital, Tokyo on December 8.
The
programme is an initiative of the Japanese Government and receives
cooperative assistance from the governments of ASEAN nations. It aims to
strengthen friendship and mutual understanding between young people
from Japan and Southeast Asian countries, and to provide a chance
for them to expand their view of the world, develop their creativity and
get to know about each other’s culture./.
