We Are Tomodachi Summer 2017

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35On weekends and holidays, I travel around Hokkaido to learn more about the area. I also like to meet with my Japanese friends after my training in the Japanese martial art of aikido. Asahikawa is such a beautiful city. I enjoy its scenery every day, never tiring of it. When I go back to Russia, I hope to have a job in which I can help Russian people to better understand Japan. I also want to keep introducing Russia to people in Japan. I believe Japan and Russia have so many things they can learn from each other and so many ways they can grow together. I hope I can serve as a bridge that connects the two countries.Trying Russian blini before aikido training.Participated in Asahikawa Summer Festival wearing yukata summer kimono.Semenova served as a guide and a translator for students and their teacher from the brass band club of the cadet school in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, when they made a courtesy visit to the mayor of Asahikawa City.About the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) ProgrammeThe Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme began in 1987 with the goal of promoting grass-roots international exchange between Japan and other nations, and is now one of the world’s largest international exchange programs. JET participants are placed in every region of Japan and work in one of three positions: assistant language teachers (ALTs), coordinators for international relations (CIRs), or sports exchange advisors (SEAs). In 2016, the JET Programme welcomed 4,952 participants, and currently there are approximately 62,000 alumni from 65 countries living in all parts of the world. The JET Programme official websitehttp://jetprogramme.org/en/Sapporo CityAsahikawa City